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Abstracts tagged "MRI and spondylarthritis"

  • Abstract Number: 314 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Development and Preliminary Validation of an Omeract Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scoring System for Ankle Enthesitis in Spondyloarthritis

    Ashish J Mathew1, Simon Krabbe2, Iris Eshed3, Frédérique Gandjbakhch4, Robert G. Lambert5, Paul Bird6, Kay-Geert Hermann7, Susanne J Pedersen8, Maria Stoenoiu9, Violaine Foltz10, Walter P. Maksymowych11, Daniel Glinatsi2, Ida K Haugen12, Jacob L. Jaremko13, Rene P Poggenborg14, Joel Paschke15, Jean Denis Laredo16, Philip G. Conaghan17 and Mikkel Østergaard18, 1Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Vellore, India, 2Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, 3Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel, Tel Hashomer, Israel, 4Service de Rhumatologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France, Paris, France, 5University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 6University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, 7Radiology, Charité Universitätmeidzin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, 8Depart of Rheumatology VRR, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 9Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium, 10UPMC University Paris 06, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France, 11Department of Medicine, CaRE Arthritis and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 12P.O. Box 23 Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 13Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 14Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, 15CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 16Hôpital Lariboisière, APHP and Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France, Paris, France, 17University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, 18Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a key feature in spondyloarthritis (SpA). MRI allows sensitive visualization of entheseal inflammation and damage, but no validated, internationally accepted MRI scoring…
  • Abstract Number: 593 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Progression of Structural Damage on MRI in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Is Limited: The 5 –Year Results in the DESIR Cohort

    Alexandre Sepriano1, Sofia Ramiro2, Robert B.M. Landewé3, Maxime Dougados4 and Désirée van der Heijde1, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, 3University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4Paris-Descartes University,, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Reliably detecting radiographic structural change in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), especially in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ), is notoriously difficult. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
  • Abstract Number: 1329 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Impact of Repeating Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints after One Year on the Classification of Patients According the ASAS Axial Spa Criteria

    Pauline Bakker1, Miranda van Lunteren2, Zineb Ez-Zaitouni2, Rosaline van den Berg3, Manouk de Hooge4, Karen M. Fagerli5, Robert B. M. Landewé6, Maikel van Oosterhout7, Roberta Ramonda8, Monique Reijnierse9, Floris van Gaalen1 and Désirée van der Heijde10, 1Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, 5Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 6Rheumatology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 8Cattedra, Voc Rheumatology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy, 9Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 10University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: It is known that in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) inflammatory lesions on MRI of the SI joints (MRI-SI) can change over time. The usefulness of…
  • Abstract Number: 1330 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    What Is the Reliability of Recognizing Structural MRI Lesions of Sacroiliac Joints in Patients with Recent Inflammatory Back Pain in Clinical Practice?

    Charlotte Jacquemin1, Roxana Rubio Vargas2, Rosaline van den Berg2, Salah Ferkal1, Philippe Le Corvoisier3, Alain Rahmouni4, Damien Loeuille5, Désirée van der Heijde6 and Pascal Claudepierre7, 1Rheumatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, 2Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Clinical Investigation Center, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, 4Radiology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, 5Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHRU Vandoeuvre les Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, 6Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 7Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be difficult to diagnose at an early stage of the disease. Identification of structural lesions of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ)…
  • Abstract Number: 3206 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Inflammation on MRI in Sacroiliac-Joints and Spine Is Longitudinally Related to Disease Activity in Male but Not in Female Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2-Year Data from the DESIR Cohort

    Victoria Navarro-Compán1, Sofia Ramiro2, Robert B. M. Landewé3, Maxime Dougados4, Corinne Miceli-Richard5, Pascal Richette6 and Désirée van der Heijde7, 1Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 5Rheumatology, Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, 6Université Paris Diderot, UFR médicale, Paris, France; APHP Hôpital Lariboisière, Fédération de Rhumatologie and Inserm U1132, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, 7Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), clinical disease activity measures (DA) have been longitudinally related to radiographic progression. Interestingly, a gender disparity has been…
  • Abstract Number: 2884 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Prevalence Of Structural Lesions Seen On MRI-Spine In Patients With (Possible) Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) Included In The SPACE-Cohort

    Manouk de Hooge1, Rosaline van den Berg2, Victoria Navarro-Compán2, Monique Reijnierse3, Floris van Gaalen2, Karen Fagerli4, Maureen C. Turina5, Maikel van Oosterhout6, Roberta Ramonda7, Tom Huizinga2 and Désirée van der Heijde8, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, 8Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Little is known about the prevalence of structural lesions (erosions, syndesmophytes, fatty lesions) on MRI of the spine (MRI-spine) in patients with chronic back…
  • Abstract Number: 2886 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Prevalence Of Structural Lesions On MRI Of The Sacroiliac Joints In Patients With Early Axial Spondyloarthritis and Patients With Back Pain

    Rosaline van den Berg1, Manouk de Hooge1, Victoria Navarro-Compán1, Monique Reijnierse2, Floris van Gaalen1, Karen Fagerli3, Maureen Turina4, Maikel van Oosterhout5, Roberta Ramonda6, Tom Huizinga1 and Désirée van der Heijde1, 1Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Little is known about the prevalence of structural lesions on MRI in the SI joints (MRI-SI) in recent onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients and…
  • Abstract Number: 2435 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Prevalence Of Inflammatory Lesions MRI-Spine In Patients With Chronic Back Pain Of ≤2 Years Duration Included In The SPACE-Cohort

    Manouk de Hooge1, Rosaline van den Berg2, Monique Reijnierse3, Victoria Navarro-Compán2, Floris van Gaalen2, Karen Fagerli4, Maureen C. Turina5, Maikel van Oosterhout6, Roberta Ramonda7, Tom Huizinga2 and Désirée van der Heijde8, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, 8Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Inflammatory lesions of the spine are not included in the ASAS definition of a positive MRI for fulfilment of the ASAS axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)…
  • Abstract Number: 1717 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Do Bone Marrow Edema (BME) Lesions In The Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Change Into Fatty Lesions Over a 3-Month Period In Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)?

    Manouk de Hooge1, Rosaline van den Berg2, Victoria Navarro-Compán2, Monique Reijnierse3, Floris van Gaalen2, Karen Fagerli4, Robert Landewé5, Maikel van Oosterhout6, Roberta Ramonda7, Tom Huizinga2 and Désiréé van der Heijde1, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Int Med/Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: BME lesions may change into fatty lesions in the SIJ over time. In one study significant changes of fatty lesions in the SI joints…
  • Abstract Number: 1121 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Volatility Of The Site and Type Of Lesions In The Spine In Patients With Recent Onset Spondyloarthritis and Possible Spondyloarthritis Over a 3-Month Period

    Rosaline van den Berg1, Manouk de Hooge1, Victoria Navarro-Compán1, Monique Reijnierse2, Floris van Gaalen1, Karen Fagerli3, Robert Landewé4,5, Maikel van Oosterhout6, Roberta Ramonda7, Tom Huizinga1 and Désirée van der Heijde1, 1Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Inflammatory lesions on MRI of the sacroiliac joints show volatility over a short period of 3 months in patients with recent onset axial spondyloarthritis…

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