Abstracts tagged "MRI"

Abstract Number: 1170 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neurological Complications during Anti-TNF Therapy: A Prospective Imaging and Electrophysiological Study
Evripidis Kaltsonoudis¹, Anastasia Zikou², Paraskevi V. Voulgari³, Spyridon Konitsiotis⁴, Maria Argyropoulou⁵ and Alexandros A. Drosos⁶, ¹Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatologist, Ioannina, Greece, ²Department of Clinical Imaging and Radiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, Lecturer of Radiology, Ioannina, Greece, ³Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Ioannina, Greece, ⁴Department of Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurology, Ioannina, Greece, ⁵Department of Clinical Imaging, Professor of Radiology, Ioannina, Greece, ⁶Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Background/Purpose The aim was to investigate the frequency of neurological adverse events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondylarthropathies (SpA) treated with tumor necrosis…
Abstract Number: 513 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Shoulder Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologics
Yukio Yonemoto, Koichi Okamura, Tetsuya Kaneko, Chisa Okura and Kenji Takagishi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
Background/Purpose The assessment of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients being treated with biologics is normally mainly carried out for small joints. There are…
Abstract Number: 2142 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity and Precision of Automated Osteophyte Volumetric Measurement in Knee Osteoarthritis over Four Years
Michael Hakky¹, Charles Ratzlaff², Mohamed Jarraya³, Ali Guermazi⁴ and Jeffrey Duryea⁵, ¹Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, ²Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Dept of Radiology, Brigham & Women, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Osteophyte formation and evolution is a hallmark of knee OA, and their radiographic identification and progression is fundamental in clinical practice, observational research and…
Abstract Number: 1171 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffusion–weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Wrist and Hands in Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis –reproducibility and Correlation with Conventional MRI
Misbah Khurram¹, Jakob M. Møller¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Henrik Thomsen¹, Bo Jannik Ejbjerg³, Merete Lund Hetland⁴ and Signe Møller-Bisgaard^3,5, ¹Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
.Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in detecting high signal intensity areas (HSIA), as potential signs…
Abstract Number: 251 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Fatigue Is Associated with Hypoperfusion of Parahippocampal Gyrus
Andrew O'Shea¹, Jason Craggs¹, Ricky Madhavan², Donald Price³, Song Lai⁴, Michael Robinson¹ and Roland Staud⁵, ¹Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁴Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Dept Med/Rheum/Clin Immun Div, Univ of Florida Med Ctr/JHMHC, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: Cerebral hypoperfusion of the whole brain has previously been reported in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients. However, discrepancies exist in the literature in regards…
Abstract Number: 1895 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sacroiliitis at Diagnosis in Children with Juvenile Spondyloarthritis
Pamela Weiss¹, Rui Xiao^2,3 and Nancy Chauvin⁴, ¹Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Pediatrics, Division of Biostatistics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose The prevalence of sacroiliitis in children with juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA) at diagnosis is unknown. We aimed to evaluate: 1) the prevalence of sacroiliitis at…
Abstract Number: 1173 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Inflammatory Severity and Cartilage Damage of Finger Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Philipp Sewerin¹, Dr. Christoph Schleich², Anja Mueller-Lutz³, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Ostendorf¹, Christian Rubbert⁴, Dr. Christian Buchbender⁵, Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider⁶, Prof. Dr. Gerald Antoch⁷ and Dr. Falk Miese⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁷Department Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose To assess the association of inflammation severity and cartilage damage measured by delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the cartilage (dGEMRIC) of metacarpophalangeal (MCP)…
Abstract Number: 247 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cognitive Task Related Hypoperfusion of Frontal Gyrus in Patients with Chronic Fatigue
Jason Craggs¹, Song Lai², Ricky Madhavan³, Donald Price⁴, Michael Robinson¹ and Roland Staud⁵, ¹Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁴Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Dept Med/Rheum/Clin Immun Div, Univ of Florida Med Ctr/JHMHC, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: Patient with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) frequently report cognitive complaints, including lack of concentration and forgetfulness. Previous neuropsychological studies reported attentional and memory dysfunction…
Abstract Number: 1894 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is It Worth It to Include MRI of the Spine in the ASAS Classification Criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Manouk de Hooge¹, Jean-Baptiste Pialat², Antoine Feydy³, Monique Reijnierse¹, Pascal Claudepierre⁴, Alain Saraux⁵, Maxime Dougados³ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, ³Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, Creteil, France, ⁵CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France
Background/Purpose: Spinal MRI lesions suggestive of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are not included in the ASAS definition of a positive MRI, but do occur in the…
Abstract Number: 1175 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Hand MRI Findings with the Level of Plasma Cytokines in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yasushi Kondo¹, Yuko Kaneko¹, Hiroaki Sugiura², Shunsuke Matsumoto², Naoshi Nishina¹, Masataka Kuwana¹, Masahiro Jinzaki² and Tsutomu Takeuchi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a very useful modality that can directly visualize both inflammatory and structural changes of affected joints in patients with…
Abstract Number: 217 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship of Quadriceps and Hamstrings Intramuscular Fat and Lean Muscle with Power in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis
Michael J. Davison¹, Monica R. Maly², Karen A. Beattie³, Peter J. Keir⁴ and Jonathan D. Adachi⁵, ¹Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/PurposeReduced quadriceps and hamstrings strength is a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This strength loss is partly due to the loss of lean muscle…
Abstract Number: 1893 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Substantial Structural Lesions on MRI in the Sacroiliac Joints of Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Even in the Absence of MRI Inflammation
Walter P. Maksymowych¹, S Wichuk¹, H Jones², A Szumski³, L Marshall⁴, J Bukowski⁵ and RG Lambert⁶, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ³Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Inflammation Immunology Disease Group, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁶Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Treatment of axial SpA is increasingly aimed at intervention early in the disease course before radiographic sacroiliitis has appeared and when response to treatment…
Abstract Number: 1176 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Feasibility and Clinical Implication of Radiocarpal Cartilage T_1ρ MR Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Valentina Pedoia¹, Favian Su², Andrew J. Burghardt¹, Jonathan Graft³, John B. Imboden³, Mary Nakamura⁴, Ursula Heilmeier¹, Thomas M Link⁵ and Xiaojuan Li⁵, ¹Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Arthritis/Rheumatology 111-R, SFVAMC/UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritic (RA) disease progression and anti-rheumatic treatment efficacy have traditionally been monitored by evaluation of radiographs. However, MRI has emerged as a more…
Abstract Number: 210 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Assessment of Predictive Validity of Cartilage Thickness MRI Biomarkers in Knee OA – the Fnih OA Biomarkers Consortium
David J. Hunter¹, Jamie E. Collins², Michael C. Nevitt³, John A. Lynch⁴, Virginia B. Kraus⁵, Jeffrey N. Katz⁶, Elena Losina², Frank Roemer⁷, Ali Guermazi⁸, Wolfgang Wirth⁹ and Felix Eckstein¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ²Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, ⁸Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁹Strubergasse 21, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ¹⁰Anatomy & Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
Background/Purpose We sought to investigate if cartilage thickness change over 24 months predicts clinically relevant progression (radiographic and/or symptomatic) in knee OA over a 48…
Abstract Number: 1822 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increasing Synovitis and Bone Marrow Lesions Are Associated with Incident Joint Tenderness in Hand Osteoarthritis
Ida K. Haugen¹, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen¹, Pernille Boyesen¹, Sølve Sesseng², Désirée van der Heijde^1,3 and Tore K. Kvien⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Radiology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Ctr, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: As hand osteoarthritis (OA) studies with repeated MRI are lacking, longitudinal associations between synovitis and bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and pain are unknown. Our…

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