Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 107 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity to Change of the Ultrasound synovitis SONAR Score in RA Patients : Results of the Scqm Cohort
Pascal Zufferey¹, Almut Scherer², Hans Rudolf Ziswiler³, Giorgio Tamborrini⁴, Laure Brulhart⁵ and Burkhard Moeller⁶, ¹Service of Rheumatology, Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵service de Rhumatologie, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁶Rheumatology & Clin Immunology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Since the end of 2009, an ultrasound scoring call SONAR has been implemented for RA patients as a routine tool in the SCQM registry…
Abstract Number: 109 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Joint Sonography Really Add Clinically Important Information Beyond Clinical Joint Examination?
Miriam Gärtner¹, Helga Radner², Gabriela Supp², Peter Mandl³, Daniel Aletaha¹, Klaus P. Machold⁴ and Josef S. Smolen⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Sonographic assessment of joint activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered to be more sensitive than the respective clinical assessment. However, this…
Abstract Number: 111 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Measurement of Metacarpal Cartilage Thickness Correlates with Joint Space Narrowing in the Metacarphalangeal Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Mandl¹, Helga Radner², Gabriela Supp³, Peter V. Balint⁴, Daniel Aletaha³ and Josef S. Smolen⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: To correlate cartilage thickness as measured by ultrasound (US) with joint space narrowing as measured by conventional radiography in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of…
Abstract Number: 104 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Usefulness of A NEW Musculoskeletal ULTRASOUND Scoring System of the Hands and Wrist Joints (US10) for Evaluation of EARLY Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Karine R. Luz, Rita N.V. Furtado, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Giovanna S. Petterle and Jamil Natour, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) can be a useful tool for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it can be time consuming when applied to too many joints…
Abstract Number: 106 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a 6 Joint Simplified Ultrasonographic Score to Assess Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tomas Cazenave¹, Christian A. Waimann², Gustavo Citera¹ and Marcos G. Rosemffet¹, ¹Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound has become a routinely available bedside method for the evaluation of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, it is time consuming, making it…
Abstract Number: 2662 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tightening up: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Could Further Individualise Treatment Decisions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated by a Step-up DMARD Escalation Regimen
James Dale¹, David Purves², Alex McConnachie², Duncan Porter³ and Iain B. McInnes⁴, ¹Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) strategies have significantly improved outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment escalation is usually guided by a disease activity score; however, modern…

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