Abstract Number: 159 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Continuous Quantitative Assessment Techniques Is Faster Than Semiquantitative Assesment in Identification of Therapeutic Response
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler Ultrasound (PD) is widely used to assess the activity of rheumatic diseases (especially in Rheumatoid Arthritis). Up to now a series of…Abstract Number: 2596 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Less Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Power Doppler Activity Seen in Obese Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Studies report that obese and overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to attain remission and more likely to have limited therapeutic…Abstract Number: 161 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Rheumatoid Hand: Hand Disability and Disease Activity Correlation
Background/Purpose: To determine hand disability and articular damage in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to define their relation with musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) findings, clinical…Abstract Number: 2639 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Towards Patient-Centeredness of the Treat-to-Target Paradigm: Development of a Framework for Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Setting of Patient-Physician Discordance
Background/Purpose: A great challenge in managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the scenario of patient-physician discordance, in which despite seeming control of inflammation, patients suffer from…Abstract Number: 165 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of a New Ultrasound Criteria for Subclinical Synovitis in Chronic Inflammatory Polyarthritis
Background/Purpose: We have previously reported that patients with subclinical synovitis defined by synovial hypertrophy grade >2 (SH>2) plus power Doppler (PD) signal had higher disease…Abstract Number: 2674 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Global Assessment in Evaluating Boolean-Based Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Is It Really Required Instead of Physician Global Assessment? a Comparative Study with Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PtGA) is included in all the current remission definitions for RA despite the fact that PtGA is not exclusively related to…Abstract Number: 171 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Calprotectin Levels Correlate with Ultrasonographic Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Calprotectin (S100A8/9, MRP8/14) has been demonstrated as a promising biomarker of clinical and laboratory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, two small…Abstract Number: 2687 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Significance of Patient-Reported Pain and Stiffness at Each Joint Level in the Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome has been considered as an important aspect in the evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, ultrasonography (US) has been used…Abstract Number: 172 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prospective Assessment of Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Relation to Activity of the Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that is complicated by accelerated atherosclerosis associated with the risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) events and…Abstract Number: 177 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Joint Evaluation in Daily Practice: What Is Its Contribution to Clinical Assessment?
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has become a support tool for the daily management of rheumatologic patients. However, when and how to use it remains a subject…Abstract Number: 186 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Flow, a Novel Ultrasound Modality in the Assessment of Synovitis in RA
Background/Purpose: B flow is a vascular ultrasound (US) technique in which the high resolution aspect of gray scale US is optimized to demonstrate movement of…Abstract Number: 187 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Power Doppler Ultrasound Signals in Rheumatic Diseases Using Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI): Comparison with Conventional Power Doppler Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: The detection of power Doppler (PD) ultrasound signals in joints may be considered as the presence of joint inflammation, i.e., synovitis which is a…Abstract Number: 436 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are in Clinical Remission According to Different Remission Criteria: Should We Insist on Achieving Boolean Remission?
Background/Purpose: At the present time remission is the target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Various composite indices are available that can be used to…Abstract Number: 604 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calprotectin and TNF Antagonist Serum Trough Levels Identify Active Ultrasound Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arhritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Remission or Low Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: An accurate assessment of disease activity is needed in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) patients in remission or low disease activity for…Abstract Number: 926 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Ultrasound Joint Inflammation Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis through a Data-Driven Approach
Background/Purpose: No consensus exists regarding which joints and tendons should be systematically assessed by ultrasonography (US) to assess inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Validity and…
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