Abstracts tagged "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)"

Abstract Number: 2317 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Validation of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Inflammatory Scoring System in Adult Myositis
Nicolo Pipitone¹, Antonella Notarnicola^2,3, Arnaldo Scardapane⁴, Lucia Spaggiari⁵, Gabriele Levrini⁶, Florenzo Iannone⁷, Carlo Salvarani⁸, Giovanni Lapadula⁹, Ingrid E. Lundberg², Pierpaolo Pattacini¹⁰ and Giulio Zuccoli¹¹, ¹Rheumatology, Arcispedale S. M. Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Bari University, Bari, Italy, ⁴Radiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁵Radiology, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁶Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁷Bari University, Rheumatology, Bari, Italy, ⁸Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁰Radiology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹¹Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: in patients with active myositis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often demonstrates muscle edema thought to represent active inflammation. An MRI-based muscle inflammatory scoring system…
Abstract Number: 2367 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between MRI-Detected Osteophytes and Changes in Knee Pain and Structures in Older Adults: A Population Based Cohort Study
Zhaohua Zhu¹, Laura Laslett², Xingzhong Jin³, Weiyu Han¹, Benny Samuel Eathakkattu Antony⁴, Xia Wang⁵, Flavia M Cicuttini⁶, Graeme Jones^7,8 and Changhai Ding⁷, ¹Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ²Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ³Menzies institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ⁴Musculoskeletal, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ⁵Menzies institute for medical research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ⁶Monash University, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ⁸Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart,7000, Australia
Background/Purpose: Osteophyte (OP) formation is one of the clinical features of osteoarthritis (OA), so early detection of OP formation can be of diagnostic value. OP…
Abstract Number: 3090 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammation Detected with Modern Sensitive MRI Analysis Demonstrates That Therapeutic Response As Early As One Month Predicts 12-Month Radiographic Progression: Data from a Study Using Tofacitinib and Methotrexate in Early RA
Philip G. Conaghan¹, Michael A Bowes², Mikkel Østergaard³, Gwenael Guillard², Douglass Chapman⁴, Amy Stein⁵, John Andrews⁴, Zhiyong Xie⁶, Andrew Koenig⁷, Koshika Soma⁴ and Bethanie Wilkinson⁶, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Imorphics Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Biostatistics, Quintiles, Morrisville, NC, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. A novel automated quantification method for RA MRI-detected pathology using statistical shape…
Abstract Number: 3158 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Predicts Absence of Spinal Damage in Patients with Spondyloarthritis after Prolonged Follow up?
Walter Maksymowych¹, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Praveena Chiowchanwisawakit², Robert G Lambert³ and Susanne J Pedersen⁴, ¹Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: After 20 years of follow up the majority of patients with aspondyloarthritis (SpA) have developed new bone in the spine although disease may remain…
Abstract Number: 150 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients Treated By Tocilizumab
Anais Huwart¹, Florent Garrigues², Sandrine Jousse-Joulin³, Thierry Marhadour⁴, Jean-Marie Berthelot⁵, Maelenn Gouillou⁶, Alain Saraux⁷ and Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec⁸, ¹Radiology, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ²Radiology department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ³Rheumatology, CHu La cavle Blanche, Brest, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁵Service Rheumatology, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁶Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) 1412, CHU Cavale Blanche- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Brest, France, ⁷Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ⁸Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, Lab Ex, INSERM, IGO,UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Clinical and biological exams are the basis for polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) monitoring. New imaging techniques such as ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
Abstract Number: 330 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calf Muscle Adiposity Is Associated with Impaired Physical Performance in Knee OA
Michael Davison¹, Monica R. Maly², Jonathan D. Adachi³ and Karen A. Beattie⁴, ¹School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease associated with significant muscle weakness and disability. Ectopic fat in the thigh, including intramuscular fat (intraMF; fat…
Abstract Number: 927 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Assessment of Heel Entheses in Spondyloarthritis Patients: A Comparative Study with Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rodrigo Aguila Maldonado¹, Santiago Ruta², Claudia Elizabeth Pena¹, Maria Laura Valuntas³, Gisela Pendón⁴, Dora Pereira⁴ and Mercedes Argentina García⁵, ¹Rheumatology Unit, HIGA San Martín La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Servicio de Tomografía Computada y Resonancia Magnética, Sanatorio IPENSA, La Plata, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez, La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, HIGA San Martín, La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: enthesitis is one of the main hallmarks of Spondyloarthritis (SpA), being heel entheses frequently involved. Different imaging modalities, such as conventional radiography (CR), ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 1300 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Between Semiquantitative and Quantitative Methods for the Assessment of Knee Synovitis Using Non-Enhanced and Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI
Michel D. Crema¹, Frank Roemer², Ling Li³, Laura B. Rosen⁴, Amanda Dudley⁵, Robert Alexander⁶ and Ali Guermazi⁷, ¹Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, ⁴AstraZeneca Neuroscience Innovative Medicines, Cambridge, MA, ⁵AstraZeneca Neuroscience Innovative Medicines, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶Pfizer Neuroscience, Cambridge, MA, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: There is evidence that the presence of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is clinically relevant since it is associated with pain and structural…
Abstract Number: 1301 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain Central Sensitization Assessed By Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Jordi Monfort¹, Jesus Pujol², Marina Lopez³, Jone Llorente³, Gerard Martinez², Didac Macià², Francisco Montañés³, Miguel Angel Campillo³, Pedro Benito Ruiz⁴ and Joan Deus², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ²Magnetic Ressonance Imaging Unit, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: An important aspect in chronic pain is central sensitization (CS) which involves increased responsiveness of the central neurons and it is clinically expressed like…
Abstract Number: 1303 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is MRI More Sensitive Than Conventional Radiographs to Detect Hand Osteoarthritis Progression over 5 Years Follow-up?
Ida K. Haugen¹, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen², Karwan Faraj³ and Tore K. Kvien⁴, ¹P.O. Box 23, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Vinderen, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Sykehus, Revmatologisk Avd, Oslo, Norway, ³Radiology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose : Conventional radiographs (CR) are currently the imaging modality of choice for evaluation of structural hand osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Lately Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…
Abstract Number: 1307 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Computerized Segmentation of Early Erosions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predict Functional Ability in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Matthew Jessome¹, Michael Tomizza¹, Karen A. Beattie², William G. Bensen², Raja Bobba², Alfred Cividino², Patrick D. Emond², Chris Gordon², Lawrence Hart², George Ioannidis², Maggie Larche², Arthur Lau³, Ruben Tavares², Stephen Tytus² and Jonathan D. Adachi², ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Functional ability of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is reduced by both acute (inflammatory) and chronic (joint damage) disease manifestations. However, the impact of early…
Abstract Number: 1308 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Measures of Disease Activity and Joint Damage Are Associated with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, Philip G. Conaghan², Daniel Baker³, Paul Emery⁴ and Mikkel Østergaard⁵, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Leeds & NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Immunology, Centocor Inc., Malvern, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: We used data from a large clinical trial of golimumab (GO-BEFORE) to comprehensively assess associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of synovitis, osteitis,…
Abstract Number: 1748 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Degenerative Changes at the Lumbar Spine in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Non-Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Serkan Senol¹, Gamze Kilic², Sevgi Baspinar², Erkan Kilic³ and Salih Ozgocmen⁴, ¹Division of Neuroradiology, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Radiology, Kayseri, Turkey, ²Dept. PRM, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine,Division of Rheumatology, Kayseri, Turkey, ³Dept PRM, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine,Division of Rheumatology, Kayseri, Turkey, ⁴Dept.PRM, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine,Division of Rheumatology, Kayseri, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an invaluable tool for early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and several MRI-based studies have identified SpA-related inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1883 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Myocardial Abnormalities with Disease Characteristic and Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in Systemic Sclerosis without Cardiac Symptoms As Assessed Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging; A Prospective Multi Center Study
Kaita Sugiyama¹, Hitomi Kobayashi², Yasuyuki Kobayashi³, Yosuke Nagasawa¹, Natsumi Ikumi⁴, Takamasa Nozaki⁵, Hirotake Inomata¹, Hidetaka Shiraiwa⁶, Hiromi Karasawa⁶, Noboru Kitamura⁷, Mitsuhiro Iwata⁵, Yoshihiro Matsukawa⁶ and Masami Takei⁵, ¹Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Advanced Biomedical Imaging Informatics, St.Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁴Nihon University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Japan, ⁵Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Division of Heamatology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷NIhon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the majority of SSc patients, however, cardiac involvement often remains subclinical. Primary myocardial abnomalities are characterized by ﬁbrosis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can…
Abstract Number: 1959 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Color Doppler Ultrasonography Appears to Perform Better Than Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Diagnostics of Patients with Systemic Large Vessel Vasculitis
Andreas P Diamantopoulos^1,2, Julia Geiger³, Frode Lohne⁴, Geirmund Myklebust⁵ and Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway, ³Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Radiology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁶Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) and Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has been extensively used in the diagnostics of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) [giant cell arteritis…

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