Abstract Number: 241 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploratory Factor Analysis Of a Parsimonious Medial Cartilage Damage Index Reveals One Factor Associated With Radiographic Severity and Symptoms: Data From The Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: The cartilage damage index (CDI) is a parsimonious method of measuring articular cartilage approximating regional cartilage volume based on 18 locations within the knee,…Abstract Number: 1800 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Persistent Fatty Lesions In The Vertebrae In Ankylosing Spondylitis Favor Subsequent New Syndesmophytes: Imaging Results Of a Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Background/Purpose: In ankylosing spondylitis (AS), it is hypothesized that stepwise pathologic changes in the spine begin with active inflammation, then fatty degeneration (Fat), leading to…Abstract Number: 221 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection Of Cerebral Microvascular Lesions In Patients With Acute Phase Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus By 7Tesla MRI
Background/Purpose: The cerebral microvascular lesions of patients with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) have not been fully elucidated. The 7Tesla MR scanner has high image…Abstract Number: 1803 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Site Of Back Pain Related To Location Of Inflammatory and Structural Lesions On MRI In Patients With Chronic Back Pain?
Background/Purpose: Pain has found to be related to inflammatory lesions in thoracic, lumbar and sacroiliac joints (SIJ) sites and to structural lesions in the SIJ…Abstract Number: 222 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Whole Body Versus Targeted Magnetic Resonance Imaging For Assessing Disease Activity and Damage In Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: In the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) MRI imaging is traditionally focused on the proximal upper or lower extremities. Whole body MRI (WBMRI) is a…Abstract Number: 1684 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Combination Immunosuppression and Serial Non-Invasive Imaging Improves Outcome In Takayasu Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) affects the aorta and its branches, pre-disposing to stenoses and aneurysmal dilatation. While morbidity remains high, evidence for efficacy of immunosuppressive…Abstract Number: 236 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hip Bone Marrow Lesions In Asymptomatic and Osteoarthritic Adults: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Significance
Background/Purpose: Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) at the knee have an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA), being associated with increased pain, accelerated cartilage…Abstract Number: 1539 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammation In The Posterior Elements Of The Spine Is Infrequent In Patients With Recent Onset Axial Spondyloarthritis, Especially If No Inflammation In The Vertebral Bodies Is Observed
Background/Purpose: There is evidence that in almost all patients with longstanding and active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) inflammatory lesions in the posterior elements are as frequent…Abstract Number: 237 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Of Radiographic Disease With Lesions On MRI In Lateral Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis: The Osteoathritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Lateral compartment knee tibio-femoral radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) is associated with pain and disability, and the epidemiology of this form of knee OA is…Abstract Number: 1515 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence Of Taking Structural Lesions Into Account In Addition To Inflammatory Lesions On MRI Of The Sacroiliac Joints On The Classification Of Patients With Possible Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: The ASAS definition of a positive MRI of the sacroiliac joints (MRI-SI+) for the classification of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients includes inflammatory lesions only1,2.…Abstract Number: L19 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kellgren-Lawrence Grade (KL) 0 Vs. KL 1 Knees Differ in Their MRI Predictors of Subsequent Radiographic Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Kellgren-Lawrence grade (KL) 1, defined by a questionable osteophyte and/or doubtful joint space narrowing, is thought to be an intermediate stage from non-OA (i.e.,…Abstract Number: 1517 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Imaging Abnormalities Suggestive Of Spondyloarthritis Are Present In Early Axial Spondyloarthritis. Data From The DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Patients can fulfil the ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritiS) sets of criteria with either objective evidence of sacroiliac joint damage (X-Ray) or inflammation (MRI) (“imaging”…Abstract Number: 128 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency Of Axial Spondyloarthropathy Among Patients Suffering From Fibromyalgia A Magnetic Resonance Immaging Study With Application Of The Assessment Of Spondylo-Arthritis International Society Classification Criteria
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), considered the result of increased processing of pain by the central nervous system, is a non-inflammatory condition characterized by chronic, widespread…Abstract Number: 1420 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction Therapy With Adalimumab On Top Of An Aggressive Treat-To-Target Strategy With Methotrexate and Intraarticular Corticosteroid Reduces Radiographic Erosive Progression In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, Even After Withdrawal Of Adalimumab. Results Of a 2-Year Trial (OPERA)
Background/Purpose: In a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled 2-year investigator-initiated trial of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis¹ (RA) we aimed to investigate if additional adalimumab (ADA) for…Abstract Number: 2753 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Of Pre-Radiographic MRI Lesions With Prevalent Frequent Knee Symptoms and Incident Persistent Knee Symptoms In Persons At Higher Risk For Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: The clinical significance of pre-radiographic MRI lesions in persons at risk for knee OA is unclear. Understanding whether such lesions are inconsequential or early…
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