Abstract Number: 249 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medial Subchondral Bone Marrow Lesions Increase the Odds of Knee Joint Replacement – Data From the Osteoarthritis Initative
Background/Purpose: Knee joint replacement (KR) is a cost-effective procedure with good long-term outcomes. However, there is no clear consensus on indications for KR. Subchondral bone…Abstract Number: 2034 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is a Reliable Tool to Monitor Chronic Non-Bacterial Osteomyelitis in Children
Background/Purpose: Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is a rare condition characterized by inflammatory bone lesions with no detectable infectious agents. It may be unifocal (U-CNO) or…Abstract Number: 1034 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changing Osteoarthritis Treatment Assessment Paradigms: Subchondral Bone Is a More Responsive Measure of Progression Than the Current Radiographic Standard
Background/Purpose: Radiographic joint space width (JSW) assessment, a surrogate for cartilage assessment, is the standard for structure modification trials of osteoarthritis (OA). However the subchondral…Abstract Number: 252 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence of Severe Medial Mensical Pathology Increases the Odds for Knee Replacement: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Knee joint replacement (KR) is a cost-effective procedure with good long-term outcome. However, at present there is no clear consensus on indications for KR.…Abstract Number: 1616 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Conventional and Wholebody Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessing Inflammation and Structural Damage in Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Wholebody magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a new imaging modality where patients are scanned from “head to toe” in one single scan, but with…Abstract Number: 802 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Milnacipran Reduces Brain Activity During Pain in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and a number of concomitant symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive…Abstract Number: 1243 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Tocilizumab Treatment On Regional Left Ventricular Function, As Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients without Cardiac Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of congestive heart failure, possibly via shared mechanisms of inflammation. This study was undertaken to…Abstract Number: 805 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Milnacipran Increases Cortical to Brainstem Connectivity During Pain in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic widespread pain disorder characterized by muscle tenderness, fatigue, poor sleep, and mood disturbance. Milnacipran is a dual serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake…Abstract Number: 1119 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of MRI-Detected Cartilage Loss Over 30 Months Using Simplified Radiographic and Clinical Stratification: The MOST Study
Background/Purpose: MRI-detected cartilage loss is the main structural outcome measure in large studies of knee OA. Definition of subjects at high risk for cartilage loss…Abstract Number: 806 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Posterior Insula Combined Glutamate and Glutamine Is Associated with Pain in Fibromyalgia: A Replication Study
Background/Purpose: Central pain augmentation resulting from enhanced excitatory and/or decreased inhibitory neurotransmission is a proposed mechanism underlying the pathophysiology of functional pain syndromes such as…Abstract Number: 1124 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Total Knee Replacement As an Osteoarthritis Study Outcome: Predictors Derived From Long-Term Observation Following a Randomized Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Using data from a 4-year follow-up of knee OA patients who formerly received treatment with chondroitin sulfate (CS) within a 6-month clinical trial, we…Abstract Number: 721 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measurement of Pulmonary Arteries by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Simple and Useful Tool for the Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis Patients without Overt Cardiac Microvascular Perfusion Defects or Fibrosis
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We observed that a significant proportion of our SSc patients with PH as…Abstract Number: 1131 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intraarticular Infliximab for Knee Osteoarthritis: High Baseline Levels of Synovial Cellularity and High MRI Cartilage Injury At the Lateral Tibial Plateau Predict Improvement in Total WOMAC Score
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue from patients with OA often demonstrates inflammation. We hypothesized that a single intraarticular (IA) injection of an anti-TNF drug would decrease inflammatory…Abstract Number: 611 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Diffusion Tensor Imaging Findings in the Corpus Callosum and Cingulum May Underlie Impaired Learning and Memory Abilities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Memory impairment is prevalent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), however the pathogenesis is unknown. In a previous functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) study we…Abstract Number: 2534 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis Trial (IDEA): 18-Month Radiographic and MRI Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Dietary induced weight loss is a proven non-pharmacologic intervention for osteoarthritis. Based upon current literature it is unclear if weight loss modifies structural progression.…
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