Abstract Number: 2436 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Classification Of Axspa Based On Positive Imaging (Radiographs and/or MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints) By Local Rheumatologists Or Radiologists Versus Central Trained Readers In The DESIR-Cohort
Background/Purpose: Sacroiliitis on MRI and X-rays play an important role in the ASAS axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) criteria1. Though, recognition of sacroiliitis on X-rays (X-SI) and…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between ‘a Positive MRI Of The Sacroiliac joints’ Based On The Local Reading Versus a Centralised Reading: Experience From The DESIR-Cohort
Background/Purpose: Reading of MRIs of the sacroiliac joints (MRI-SI) in clinical trials is usually performed by ≥1 trained readers while in daily practice this is…Abstract Number: 2181 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate and Infliximab With Or Without Zoledronic Acid Improve Disease Activity and Prevent Damage Progression In Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis
Background/Purpose: Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is an inflammatory bone disease that causes pain, disability, and sometimes permanent skeletal damage. MRI allows for visualization of bone…Abstract Number: 1124 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lumbar Degenerative Changes In The Spondyloartritis Caught Early Cohort
Background/Purpose: The early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is difficult, however new classification criteria are available, the ASAS axSpA criteria. The SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE)…Abstract Number: 1976 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assessment Of Early Response To Certolizumab Pegol In Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIIb Study Applying Magnetic Resonance Imaging At Week 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis (RA) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scoring system (RAMRIS) is a validated scoring system for assessment of synovitis, bone edema and…Abstract Number: 1129 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation Of a Rapid Knee Cartilage Quantification Method
Background/Purpose: Cartilage morphometry on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) may become an acceptable outcome measure for clinical trials among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, obtaining…Abstract Number: 1978 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect Of Certolizumab On Lymphatic Volume and Flow In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Acute Flare
Background/Purpose: Episodic flare occurs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the mechanisms of this process are not well understood. Our prior reports on MRI analysis of…Abstract Number: 852 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosous and Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome May Display Joint Erosions On MRI As Well As Healthy Control, But Cannot Be Considered As Erosive Disease Such As Rheumatoid Arthritis: : An MRI Observational Study Of 90 Subjects
Background/Purpose: Recent studies tend to demonstrate presence of MRI erosion in Systemic Lupus Erythematosous (SLE) and primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS). The objective of this study…Abstract Number: 1954 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
advantages Of a Combined Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (RAMRIS) For Hand and Feet: Does The Ramris Of The Hand Alone Underestimate Disease Activity and Progression?
Background/Purpose: To evaluate a combined rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) for hand and foot (HaF-score) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging…Abstract Number: 819 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Diagnostic Utility Of Candidate Definitions For a Positive MRI Of The Spine In Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: A recent consensus statement based on a systematic literature review by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society suggested the presence of ≥3 corner inflammatory…Abstract Number: 1955 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biochemical MRI With Gagcest (Glycosaminoglycan Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Imaging) Of Finger Joint Cartilage In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumathoid arthritis (RA) predominantly involves finger joints. Cartilage damage promotes synovitis and has previously been shown to be predictive for bone erosions. gagCEST has…Abstract Number: 288 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Findings In Juvenile Spondyloarthopathy and Effects Of Treatment On Subsequent MRI
Background/Purpose: : The aim of our study was to describe pelvic MRI findings of juvenile spondyloarthopathy describe the treatment effects on subsequent MRIs in juvenile…Abstract Number: 1956 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect Of Initial Methotrexate Therapy On Cartilage Composition In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Follow-Up With Biochemical MRI Of Finger Cartilage
Background/Purpose: To test for initial status and subsequent recovery of cartilage glycosaminoglycane content in metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA) undergoing…Abstract Number: 281 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
GO-Kids Imaging Substudy: MRI Treatment Response To 30 Mg/m2 4-Weekly Subcutaneous injections Of Golimumab In Children With Polyarticular JIA – Preliminary Results Of The Open Label Portion
GO-KIDS Imaging Substudy: MRI treatment response to 30 mg/m2 4-weekly subcutaneous injections of Golimumab in children with polyarticular JIA– preliminary results of the open label…Abstract Number: 1957 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Structural Abnormalities Of The Wrist and Metacarpophalangeal Joints Evaluated By High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, 3 Tesla MRI and Conventional Radiographs In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Early detection of joint inflammation and tissue damage are critical for patient management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is…
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