Abstracts tagged "MRI"

Abstract Number: 2601 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Attenuate Active Inflammatory Sacroiliac Joint Lesions in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
Hong-Ki Min¹, Hyonjoung Cho² and Sung-Hwan Park³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital hospital, Armed Forces Medical Command, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the therapeutic effect of NSAIDs on active inflammatory lesions (bone marrow oedema [BMO]) in the…
Abstract Number: 449 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain Processing in Chronic Low Back Pain Individuals with or without Sick Leave
Aloma Feitosa¹, Liliana Jorge², Liana Sanches², Eduardo Ferreira Borba³, Edson Amaro² and Ari Halpern^1,2, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SP, BR, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Instituto do Cérebro, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints in industrialized societies. It affects 80% of the adult population at…
Abstract Number: 922 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anakinra Treatment Prevents Myocardial Mechanical Dysfunction and Inhibits Histologic Evidence of Myocardial Inflammation in the Mouse Model of Kawasaki Disease
Mark Gorelik^1,2, Youngho Lee³, Masanori Abe⁴, Thomas Andrews⁵, Jean Patterson¹, Magali Noval Rivas⁴, Gregory Aune⁵ and Moshe Arditi⁴, ¹Immunology and Virology, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, ²Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Department of Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Pediatrics, Cedars Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁵Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile illness of childhood with sequelae of coronary artery aneurysms and cardiac fibrosis, and is the most common…
Abstract Number: 2784 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multi Modal Imaging Algorithm to Improve the Accuracy for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Augustin Lecler¹, Thomas Sené², Herve Picard³, Tifenn Leturcq², Kevin Zuber³, Frederique Charbonneau¹, Catherine Vignal-Clermont⁴ and Gaelle Clavel², ¹Department of Radiology, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France, ²Internal Medecine, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France, ³Clinical Research Unit, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France, ⁴Ophtalmology, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in patient over 50 years of age. It is a medical emergency as it…
Abstract Number: 591 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of MRI Ramris Score and Clinical Response in Patients with ACPA Positive Undifferentiated Arthritis Treated with Infliximab Versus Placebo
Thomas Kirchgesner¹, Bruno Vande Berg¹, Tatiana Sokolova², Laurent Meric de Bellefon², Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap³, Maria Stoenoiu⁴ and Patrick Durez², ¹Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit, Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, Rheumatology - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatology - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Rheumatology department, Rheumatology - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patients (Pts) with Undifferentiated Arthritis (UA), positive for ACPA antibodies are at high risk of progressing to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). TNF play a key…
Abstract Number: 953 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating MRI-Detected Knee Inflammation Prior to Total Knee Replacement As a Predictive Biomarker of Clinically Important Pain Reduction Two Years Later
Manjinder Kaur¹, Lili Zhou², Erin L. Ashbeck², Ernest Vina³, Frank Roemer⁴, Ali Guermazi⁵, David J. Hunter⁶ and C. Kent Kwoh^1,2, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ³University of Arizona School of Medicine, University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁴Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: Some patients do not experience clinical improvement after total knee replacement (TKR). Presence of structural abnormalities on MRI before surgery may inform pain prognosis…
Abstract Number: 2908 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Agreement between Ultrasound and Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Joint Inflammation and Enthesitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Sin Ngai Ng¹, Mette Bjørndal Axelsen², Mikkel Østergaard³, Iris Eshed⁴, Merete Lund Hetland², Jakob M. Møller⁵, Susanne J Pedersen^6,7 and Lene Terslev⁸, ¹Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel, Tel Hashomer, Israel, ⁵Dept. of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Depart of Rheumatology VRR, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Dept. of Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the agreement between ultrasound (US), whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) and clinical assessment of joint inflammation and enthesitis in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 608 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Half Dose Reduction of Methotrexate in Patient with RA Who Achieved Clinical Remission
Takeshi Suzuki, Takayasu Ando, Shoshi Shinagawa, Machiko Mizushima, Tomohiko Shibata and Kimito Kawahata, Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Recently, it is recommended that tapering csDMARDs could be considered If a patient is in persistent remission. However, the methods of tapering csDMARDs including…
Abstract Number: 955 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Protection Against Functional Decline and Structural Worsening in Knee Osteoarthritis
Alison H. Chang¹, Joan S. Chmiel², Orit Almagor¹, Karen W. Hayes¹, Ali Guermazi³, Prasad Pottumarthi⁴, Kirsten C. Moisio¹, Yunhui Zhang¹, Julie Szymaszek¹ and Leena Sharma⁵, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Lower limb muscle weakness has been proposed as a factor contributing to functional decline and structural progression. Hip abductor strengthening, in addition to quadriceps…
Abstract Number: 2926 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Which MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joint Are Associated with the Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis after 2 Years Follow up in the Echography in Spondyloarthritis Cohort?
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Damien Loeuille³, Stephanie Wichuk⁴, Joel Paschke⁵, Olivia Judet⁶, Maxime Breban³, Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁷ and Robert G. Lambert⁸, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁴Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶CHRU Vandoeuvre les Nancy, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, ⁷CHRU Vandoeuvre les Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, ⁸Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is emerging as an important prognostic tool for assessment of patients presenting with axSpA. A major challenge in…
Abstract Number: 651 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of the Different Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in the Sacroiliac Joints for a Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis As Judged By Rheumatologists and Radiologists
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Ana Ghadir², Martin Fruth², 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: Classification of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) by the imaging arm of the ASAS criteria relies partly on the detection of a bone marrow edema (BME)…
Abstract Number: 968 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Impact of Imaging on Diagnostic Ascertainment of Patients Presenting with Undiagnosed Back Pain in Routine Practice and the Impact of Central Reading? Data from the Screening in Axial Spondyloarthritis in Psoriasis, Iritis, and Colitis Cohort
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Raj Carmona³, Jonathan Chan⁴, James Yeung⁵, Dianne P. Mosher⁶, Sibel Zehra Aydın⁷, Liam Martin⁶, Ariel Masetto⁸, Stephanie Keeling⁹, Olga Ziouzina⁶, Sherry Rohekar¹⁰, Joel Paschke², Amanda Carapellucci² and Robert G. Lambert¹¹, ¹Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³St. Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Artus Health Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵James Yeung Rheumatology, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, AB, Canada, ⁹Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Western University, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) is the most sensitive imaging modality for early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) it is costly and…
Abstract Number: 2927 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Are the Optimal MRI Lesion Cut-Offs That Define Active and Structural Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joint As Being Typical of Axial Spondyloarthritis By Expert Readers?
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Pedro Machado³, Ulrich Weber⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Joachim Sieper⁶, Stephanie Wichuk¹, Denis Poddubnyy⁶, Mikkel Østergaard⁷, Joel Paschke², Robert G. Lambert¹ and Susanne J Pedersen⁷, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶Charité Universitätsmeidzin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷COPECARE University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Defining what constitutes a definite MRI lesion in the SIJ typical of axSpA has been hampered by lack of international consensus for standardized lesion…
Abstract Number: 652 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Interception in Psoriasis Patients with Subclinical Joint Inflammation By Interleukin 17 Inhibition with Secukinumab – Data from a Prospective Open Label Study
Eleni Kampylafka¹, Isabelle Oliveira¹, Christina Linz², Veronika Lerchen¹, Matthias Englbrecht¹, David Simon³, Michael Sticherling⁴, Juergen Rech⁵, Arnd Kleyer³, Georg Schett⁶ and Axel J. Hueber³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, e, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3—Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal changes precede the onset of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). A subset of psoriasis patients is characterized by arthralgia as well as inflammatory changes in…
Abstract Number: 1207 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Evaluation Correlates Poorly with Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Joints and Entheses 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, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a hallmark of spondyloarthritis (SpA), which occurs in 30 to 50% of psoriatic arthritis patients [1]. Evaluation of tenderness at the site…

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