Abstracts tagged "MRI"

Abstract Number: 655 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Performance of MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints According to Updated Assessments in Spondyloarthritis International Society Lesion Definitions: A Central Reader Assessment of MRI Scans from the Assessments in Spondyloarthritis Classification Cohort
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Xenofon Baraliakos³, Robert G. Lambert⁴, Pedro Machado⁵, Joachim Sieper⁶, Stephanie Wichuk⁷, Denis Poddubnyy⁶, Susanne J Pedersen⁸, Joel Paschke², Mikkel Østergaard⁸ and Ulrich Weber⁹, ¹Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁴Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸COPECARE University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The ASAS MRI group has generated updated consensus lesion definitions (ASAS_MRI_defn) for the spectrum of MRI lesions in the SIJ. Their relative performance as…
Abstract Number: 1445 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Bone Erosions in RA Patients Relatives with Clinically Suspicious Arthralgia
David Vega-Morales¹, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio², Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴, Miguel A Villarreal-Alarcón⁵, Cassandra Skinner-Taylor¹, Diana Flores-Alvarado⁶, Janett Riega-Torres⁷, Lorena Pérez-Barbosa⁸, Brenda Vazquez-Fuentes⁹ and Maria Del Carmen Larios-Forte¹, ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, UANL, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Chief of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁸Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁹Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a preclinical phase without symptoms that progress to symptomatic phases. Clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) refers to patients with symptoms without…
Abstract Number: 304 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dynamic MRI in Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Assessment of Synovitis Promoting Cartilage Loss
Philipp Sewerin¹, Anja Mueller-Lutz², Matthias Schneider³, Christoph Schleich⁴, Benedikt Ostendorf¹ and Stefan Vordenbäumen⁵, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁵Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To investigate the local inflammatory activity of the synovium by using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cartilage biochemical composition of the MCP-joints 2…
Abstract Number: 656 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Level of Agreement between Local and Central Readers in the Detection of Active and Structural MRI Lesions Typical of Axial Spondyloarthritis? Data from the Assessments in Spondyloarthritis Classification Cohort Study
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Xenofon Baraliakos³, Robert G. Lambert⁴, Ulrich Weber⁵, Joachim Sieper⁶, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Denis Poddubnyy⁷, Mikkel Østergaard⁸, Joel Paschke², Susanne J Pedersen⁸ and Pedro Machado⁹, ¹Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁴Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁶Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸COPECARE University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: There has been no central reader evaluation of MRI scans from the ASAS Classification Cohort (ASAS-CC)1 to compare detection of lesions between central and…
Abstract Number: 1451 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of Adding MRI to a Clinical Treat-to-Target Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes from the Imagine-RA Randomized Controlled Trial
Signe Møller-Bisgaard¹, Kim Hørslev-Petersen², Bo Jannik Ejbjerg³, Merete Lund Hetland¹, Daniel Glinatsi⁴, Lykke Ørnbjerg¹, Jakob M. Møller⁵, Mikael Boesen⁶, Robin Christensen⁷, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen⁸, Ole Rintek Madsen⁹, Bente Jensen¹⁰, Jan Alexander Villadsen¹¹, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge⁸, Philip Bennett¹², Oliver Hendricks², Karsten Asmussen¹³, Marcin Ryszard Kowalski¹⁴, Hanne Lindegaard¹⁵, Sabrina Mai Nielsen⁷, Henning Bliddal¹⁶, Niels Steen Krogh¹⁷, Torkell Ellingsen¹⁵, Agente Nielsen¹⁸, Lone Balding⁵, Anne Grethe Jurik¹⁹, Henrik S Thomsen⁵ and Mikkel Østergaard²⁰, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²King Christian 10th Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Regional Health Research, Graasten, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Sygehus Vendsyssel, Hjørring, Hjørring, Denmark, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ¹⁶The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁷The DANBIO Registry, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁸Department of Radiology, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, ¹⁹Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²⁰Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Targeting MRI remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in clinical remission may improve clinical outcome and halt joint damage progression. The purpose of the…
Abstract Number: 309 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sub-Clinical Disease Activity in the Feet of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Clinical Assessments Miss
Faiza Khokhar¹, Hanyan Zou², Myriam Allen¹, Saara Totterman³, Karen A. Beattie⁴ and Maggie Larche⁵, ¹Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Qmetrics Technologies, Pittsford, NY, ⁴Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of RA and effective monitoring of disease activity are important for treatment decision-making. Early treatment strategies can be effective in preventing the…
Abstract Number: 657 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First Validation of Consensus Definitions for MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joint By the Assessments in Spondyloarthritis International Society MRI Group
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Ulrich Weber³, Susanne J Pedersen⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Pedro Machado⁶, Joachim Sieper⁷, Denis Poddubnyy⁷, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Joel Paschke², Robert G. Lambert¹ and Mikkel Østergaard⁴, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁴COPECARE University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The diversity of MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joints of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has only recently been appreciated and consistent terminology, descriptions,…
Abstract Number: 1496 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Differences in the Achievement of Clinical Remission and Low MRI Synovitis Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Carson Maynard³, Michael D. George⁴, Daniel Baker⁵ and Philip G. Conaghan⁶, ¹Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadlphia, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, ⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Several prior studies have demonstrated poor clinical responses and reduced likelihood of achievement of remission among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to…
Abstract Number: 311 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Presenting with Chronic Neck Pain – a Systematic Comparison of Clinical Assessments
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Mina Soltani², Parham Damirchi², Uta Kiltz³ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite the differences in pathogenesis, neck pain associated with functional limitation of the cervical spine is a frequent clinical symptom of patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 659 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of MRI and Conventional Radiography for Detection of Structural Changes Typical for Spa – Data from the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Cohort
Mikhail Protopopov¹, Denis Poddubnyy^2,3, Fabian Proft¹, Stephanie Wichuk⁴, Pedro Machado⁵, Robert G. Lambert⁶, Ulrich Weber^7,8, Susanne J Pedersen^9,10, Mikkel Østergaard^9,10, Joachim Sieper³, Martin Rudwaleit^3,11, Xenofon Baraliakos¹² and Walter P. Maksymowych¹³, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology Research & MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁸Rheumatology, King Christian 10th Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Graasten, Denmark, ⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld Rosenhöhe, Bielefeld, Germany, ¹²Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ¹³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The objective of the study was to compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and conventional radiography of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) for detection of structural…
Abstract Number: 1557 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visualization of Dorsal Root Ganglionitis with Three-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Neurography in Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy Associated with Sjögren’s Syndrome
Takeshi Yoshida¹, Takeshi Sueyoshi², Mitsuyo Kinjo³, Shugo Suwazono⁴ and Hiroyuki Nodera⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Chikamori Hospital, Kochi, Japan, ²Radiology, Minei Daiichi Hospital, Urasoe, Japan, ³Rheumatology, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Japan, ⁴Brain-Nerve-Muscle Research Center, National Hospital Organization Okinawa Hospital, Uruma, Japan, ⁵Neurology, Tokushima University School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Sjögrenfs syndrome (SS)-associated neuropathy manifests as various forms of neuropathy, including sensory ataxic neuropathy (SAN). Dorsal root ganglionitis, pathologically defined as the lymphocytic infiltration…
Abstract Number: 312 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of MRI in Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Tamara Rusman¹, Marie-Luise John², Mignon van der Weijden², Bouke Boden³, Joyce van der Bijl², Stefan Bruijnen⁴, Conny van der Laken⁵, Michael T. Nurmohamed⁶ and Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma⁷, ¹Rheumatology, VU University medical centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology immunology Center |Department of Rheumatology VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center - location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Few studies showed signs of inflammation at the MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) or spine in only 30% of the non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 666 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammation on MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints Is Highly Associated with Structural Damage in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients in Clinical Practice: Data from the ASAS and DESIR Cohorts
Alexandre Sepriano¹, Sofia Ramiro^1,2, Robert B.M. Landewé^3,4, Maxime Dougados⁵, Désirée van der Heijde⁶ and Martin Rudwaleit⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen & Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld Rosenhöhe, Bielefeld, Germany
Background/Purpose: The effect of MRI-detected inflammation on the development of radiographic damage at the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) level in patients (pts) with axial SpA (axSpA)…
Abstract Number: 1636 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency and Specificity of MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Non-Specific Back Pain: First Analysis of MRI Scans from the Assessments in Spondyloarthritis International Society Classification Cohort
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Susanne J Pedersen³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, Pedro Machado⁵, Ulrich Weber⁶, Joachim Sieper⁷, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Denis Poddubnyy⁷, Mikkel Østergaard³, Joel Paschke² and Robert G. Lambert⁸, ¹Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³COPECARE University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁵University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: A broad spectrum of MRI lesions has been described in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) of patients with axial spondyloarthritis and a recent consensus from…
Abstract Number: 315 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing the Value of Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging As to Clinical Examination to Predict Remission and Relapse in Early Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
Thomas Renson¹, Ann-Sophie De Craemer¹, Philippe Carron¹, Simon Krabbe², Lennart Jans³, Manouk de Hooge⁴, Peggy Jacques¹, Mikkel Østergaard⁵, Dirk Elewaut¹ and Filip van Den Bosch⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, 9000, Belgium, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of disease activity and treatment response in peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA) is currently based upon clinical findings, laboratory tests and ultrasound examination. Whole-body magnetic…

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