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?
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
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…Abstract Number: 156 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Usefulness of the Stricter Remission Criteria for Assessing the Absence of Subclinical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: It has been seen that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who achieve remission measured by DAS28 persist with subclinical synovitis in hands and toes when…Abstract Number: 154 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Predict Lower Power Doppler Scores on Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Up to 20% of patients with RA have coexisting fibromyalgia(FM). This can make treatment decisions challenging in clinical practice as disease activity scores can…Abstract Number: 2691 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Multi-Center Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials: Methodology for Optimizing Reliability of Acquisition and Real-Time Scoring
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) literature reports good reliability of scoring still images with training, but inconsistent reliability of scoring during acquisition, likely…Abstract Number: 2686 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Clear Association Between the Presence of Ultrasound Synovitis and Patient Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission
Background/Purpose: Several studies assessed disease activity with ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who were in clinical remission. These studies found ultrasound synovitis in 48-73%…Abstract Number: 1536 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensorineural Hearing Impairment and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients without Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the synovial membrane of the diarthrodial joints which include arthrodesis of the middle ear, (incudomalleolar and…Abstract Number: 549 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calprotectin (MRP8/MRP14), a Major Leukocyte Protein, Is Highly Associated to Ultrasound Detected Synovitis and Is Responsive to Biologic Treatment
Background/Purpose: Calprotectin (MRP8/MRP14, S100A8/A9) is a protein abundant in cytosol of granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages and released during cell activation. It reflects clinical disease activity in…Abstract Number: 516 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunological and Ultrasound Characteristics of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission – Can We Use These to Predict Outcomes?
Background/Purpose: Remission is the key treatment goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although clinical remission is increasingly achieved, many patients progress both structurally and functionally. We…Abstract Number: 441 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Assessment of Early Response to Certolizumab Pegol Can Predict Future Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) is a PEGylated Fab’ fragment of a humanized anti-TNF antibody with high affinity to TNF. It brings rapid improvement of the…Abstract Number: 189 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Indocyanine Green (ICG) -Enhanced Fluorescence Optical Imaging (FOI) in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis; A Comparative Study with Ultrasound and Association with Biomarkers
Methods: Twenty-five active RA patients (mean disease durations 7.5 years and DAS28-ESR 5.90) who fulfilled 2010 RA classification criteria were consecutively enrolled in this study.…Abstract Number: 188 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole-Body Synovial Uptake of a 99mtc-Labelled RGD Peptide Is Highly Correlated with Power Doppler Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound, and specifically power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS), is more sensitive than clinical examination for the assessment of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 170 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Finger Joint Cartilage Evaluated By Ultrasound and Clinical Characteristics in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: Joint destruction is the primary lesion by bone and cartilage damage in RA. By X-ray examination, cartilage destruction is evaluated as a joint space…Abstract Number: 169 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Signs of Inflammation of Metatarsophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are Treated to Target
Background/Purpose: The feet are often involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but physical examination of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints to detect arthritis is challenging especially in…Abstract Number: 166 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity and Sensitivity to Change of the Semi-Quantitative Omeract Ultrasound Scoring System for Tenosynovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis is frequent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. One study indicates that tenosynovitis detected by modern imaging has prognostic value with respect to subsequent…
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