Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 240 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Finger Joint Cartilage Thickness Evaluated By Semiquantitative Ultrasound Score in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Takehisa Ogura¹, Ayako Hirata¹, Sayaka Takenaka², Hideki Ito², Yuki Inoue¹, Chihiro Imaizumi², Yuto Takakura², Kennosuke Mizushina¹, Takaharu Katagiri², Norihide Hayashi², Rie Kujime¹, Munetugu Imamura² and Hideto Kameda³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes both bone and cartilage lesions. By X-ray examination, cartilage destruction is evaluated as the joint space narrowing…
Abstract Number: 1345 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tender Joints Have Low Associations with Patient’s Evaluation of Joint Pain and Ultrasound Findings Explored at Joint Level in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hilde B Hammer¹, Joseph Sexton¹, Sella A. Provan², Brigitte Michelsen^3,4 and Tore Kvien⁵, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the pain experience in joints with different degrees of joint inflammation is highly individual and dependent upon the…
Abstract Number: 1350 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Detected Tenosynovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Florencia Beatriz Mollerach¹, Josefina Marin², Johana Zacariaz², Marina Scolnik³, Javier Rosa², Santiago Ruta³ and Enrique R. Soriano⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Internal Mecine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: ultrasound (US) has demonstrated subclinical synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in clinical remission, but there is less information regarding US tenosynovitis. The aims…
Abstract Number: 1441 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Ultrasound-Detecting Efficacy of Abatacept By Profiling Multiple Serum Cytokines, Chemokines and Bone-Related Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Kyushu Multicenter Rheumatoid Arthritis Ultrasound Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Shinya Kawashiri^1,2,3, Ayako Nishino^3,4, Nobutaka Eiraku³, Tamami Yoshitama³, Naoki Matsuoka³, Toshiyuki Aramaki³, Yukitaka Ueki³, Akitomo Okada³, Hiroaki Hamada³, Shuji Nagano³, Keita Fujikawa³ and Atsushi Kawakami^1,3, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Departments of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Kyushu multicenter rheumatoid arthritis ultrasound prospective observational cohort study group, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Center for Comprehensive Community Care Education, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: We have been prospectively investigating therapeutic efficacy of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by ultrasound (US) in Kyushu…
Abstract Number: 2016 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Favourable Changes in Power Doppler Scores in the Feet over 1-Year in an Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: The Role of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibody
Karen A. Beattie¹, Hanyan Zou², George Ioannidis³ and Maggie Larche¹, ¹Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose : MTP joints are seldom examined in routine clinical visits. As such, it is important to understand how the standard treatment of patients with…
Abstract Number: 141 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Usefulness of SMI Technology on Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Active Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Guen Young Lee¹, Sujin Kim¹, Sang Tae Choi² and Jung-Soo Song³, ¹Radiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Chung-Ang Univerity College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Background/Purpose: Many imaging modalities, including ultrasound (US) have been used in evaluating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous literatures revealed that US using power doppler imaging (PDI)…
Abstract Number: 152 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Median Nerve Stiffness Measured By Elastosonography in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Higher Than Controls
Tadashi Okano¹, Kentaro Inui², Shohei Anno³, Kenji Mamoto¹, Yuko Sugioka⁴, Masahiro Tada⁵, Tatsuya Koike^4,6 and Hiroaki Nakamura¹, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Orhopedic surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ³Orhopedic surgery, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Orthopedic surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁶Search Institute for Bone and Arthritis (SINBAD), Shirahama Foundation for Health and Welfare, Shirahama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent neuropathy of all entrapment neuropathies, believed to be present in 3.8% of the general populatio. Idiopathic…
Abstract Number: 158 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Is a Sensitive Imaging Tool for the Assessment of Dynamic Changes of Bone Erosions in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Comparative Analysis with High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitatve Computed Tomography
Stephanie Finzel^1,2, Marina Backhaus³, Sebastian Kraus⁴, Georg Schett⁵ and Reinhard Voll⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine III, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen, 91054, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Park-Klinik Weissensee, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Dpt. Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Centre for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Hospital Freiburg, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Correct detection of bone erosions is crucial both for diagnosis and for monitoring of treatment response in patients with inflammatory joint diseases. Musculoskeletal ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 159 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Agreement Among Measures of Inflammation Detected on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound and Clinical Findings in the Feet of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Karen A. Beattie¹, George Ioannidis², Sydney Scheffler³, Saara Totterman⁴, Edward Schreyer⁵ and Maggie Larche¹, ¹Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Radiology, VirtualScopics Inc., Rochester, NY, ⁵QMetrics Technologies, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: In metatarsalphalangeal (MTP) joints 2-5 of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we aimed to assess the agreement between i) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…
Abstract Number: 544 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound Signal Associates with Abnormal HDL Function and Suppression of Paraoxonase 1 Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Ani Shahbazian², Buzand Oganesian³, Cesar Olmos⁴, Ami Ben-Artzi⁵ and Veena Ranganath⁶, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine-Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine-Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los ANgeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) can detect synovitis by Power doppler (PDUS) and can predict erosive progression on xrays in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Our previous work…
Abstract Number: 546 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Boolean-Based Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Physician Versus Patient Global Assessment: Differences in Ultrasonographic Disease Activities, Sustainabilities, and Relapse Rates
Gulsen Ozen¹, Ali Ugur Unal², Haner Direskeneli³ and Nevsun Inanc¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PtGA), despite not being exclusively related to disease activity, is included in Boolean-based remission (BR) criteria for RA. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 620 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Activity, Ultrasound Assessment and Drug Monitoring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Anti-TNF-α Therapy with Extended Interval of Administration
José Miguel Senabre-Gallego¹, José Rosas¹, Francisca Llinares-Tello², Mariana Marco-Mingot², Ana Pons¹, Xavier Barber³, Gregorio Santos-Soler¹, Esteban Salas-Heredia¹, Catalina Cano¹, Marisa Lorente⁴, Marina Sanchís³, Juan Molina², Mario García-Carrasco⁵ and AIRE-MB, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ²Laboratory, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ³CIO, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ⁵Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, HGR 36-CIBIOR Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Mexico
Background/Purpose: To assess clinical activity, ultrasound synovitis and drug levels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving anti-TNFα therapy with extended interval of administration (EIA). Methods:…
Abstract Number: 1485 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Generation of New Carotid Plaque Is Determined By the Prexisting Carotid Atherosclerosis and Ongoning Disease Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jong Wan Kang¹, Eun Song Lee², Jung Su Eun¹, Na Ri Kim¹, Ji Hun Kim³, Jin Young Kang⁴, Eon Jeong Nam¹ and Young Mo Kang⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, The Republic of, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea, ⁴Dept of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Background/Purpose: This study shows that carotid plaque at year 5 is predicted by IMT and dyslipidemia at baseline, whereas formation of new plaques after…
Abstract Number: 1560 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Unique Immune Signature in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis but Normal C-Reactive Protein Levels: Potential for New Therapeutic Targets?
Claire Bradford¹, Rosa González-Serrano¹, Andrew Cole¹, Shashank Ramakrishnan¹, Giampiero Marra¹, Coziana Ciurtin², Elizabeth Jury¹ and Jessica Manson³, ¹Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Department, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Using musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) to assess joint erosions and disease activity in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an atypical subgroup was identified with…
Abstract Number: 3016 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity of a 2-Component Disease Activity Score for Accurate Assessment of Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elizabeth M.A. Hensor^1,2, Paul McKeigue³, Philip G. Conaghan^1,2, Maya H. Buch^1,2, Jennifer H. Barrett^2,4, Jackie L. Nam^1,2, Marco Colombo⁵, Athina Spiliopoulou^5,6, Felix Agakov⁶, Stephen Kelly⁷, Myles J. Lewis⁷, Costantino Pitzalis⁷, Paul Emery^1,2, Ann W. Morgan^1,2 and IACON Consortium & PEAC Consortium, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Medical School, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁶Pharmatics Limited, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁷Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The original Disease Activity Score (DAS) was derived from clinicians’ therapeutic decisions1, which may have been influenced by patient-subjective factors such as general health…

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