Abstract Number: 1347 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Semi-Quantitative Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment Tool to Define Musculoskeletal Abnormalities in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: There is a lack of standardized methodology for assessing whole body MRI (WBMRI) in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients. This leads to difficulty in…Abstract Number: 2165 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Easily Obtainable Myositis Autoantibody Panel Predictive Factors
Background/Purpose: Myositis autoantibodies have diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic implications, but their utility in clinical practice is unclear. We aimed to describe our institutionÕs ordering practices…Abstract Number: 2317 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Validation of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Inflammatory Scoring System in Adult Myositis
Background/Purpose: in patients with active myositis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often demonstrates muscle edema thought to represent active inflammation. An MRI-based muscle inflammatory scoring system…Abstract Number: 283 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Serum Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients with Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis Compared to Healthy Individuals and in Relation to Immunosuppressive Treatment
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are chronic autoimmune diseases, characterized by muscle fatigue. Despite conventional immunosuppressive treatment including high doses of glucocorticoids, only a…Abstract Number: 296 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Patterns of Involvement of Thigh Muscles in Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Using Fat-Suppressed Magnetic Resonance Sequences
Background/Purpose: MRI is often used to evaluate muscle inflammation in myositis. Muscle edema on fat-suppressed (short tau inversion recovery, STIR) sequences is thought to represent…Abstract Number: 297 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Useful Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Monitoring Patients with Myositis?
Background/Purpose: MRI is commonly used to assess muscle inflammation in myositis. Muscle edema on fat-suppressed sequences is thought to reflect active inflammation. However, it is…Abstract Number: 2373 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency of Antinuclear (ANA), Myositis-Specific (MSA) and Myositis-Associated Antibodies (MAA) in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) from Mexico, Central and South America Centers: Data from the Panlar Myositis Study Group.
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are forms of IIM that involve skeletal muscle as well as many other organs. As in other systemic rheumatic…Abstract Number: 2380 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Jo-1 Positive Myositis Patients Tend to Have More Severe Muscle and Lung Involvement Than PM-Scl Positive Patients
Jo-1 positive myositis patients tend to have more severe muscle and lung involvement than PM-Scl positive patients Background/Purpose: Jo-1 and PM-Scl positive myositis patients share…Abstract Number: 2220 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Overexpression of Ankyrin Repeat Domain Containing Protein 1 Gene (ANKRD1) in Polymyositis Muscle Biopsies Is Correlated to Hypoxia
Background/Purpose: ANKRD1 codes for ankyrin repeat domain containing protein 1, which belongs to the muscle ankyrin repeat protein family involved in a mechano-signaling pathway that…Abstract Number: 912 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Consensus Hybrid Definition Using a Conjoint Analysis Is the Proposed As Response Criteria for Minimal and Moderate Improvement for Adult Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Clincal Trials
Background/Purpose: To develop consensus on definitions of improvement (DOIs) for minimal and moderate improvement (and draft preliminary criteria for major improvement) in adult dermatomyositis (DM)…