Abstracts tagged "Sjogren’s syndrome and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 2943 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Ultrasound Scoring of One Parotid and One Submandibular Gland in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome – Further Increasing Feasibility in Outpatient Clinics
Esther Mossel¹, Suzanne Arends², Jolien F. van Nimwegen², Konstantina Delli³, Alja J. Stel¹, Frans G.M. Kroese², Fred K.L. Spijkervet⁴, Arjan Vissink⁵ and Hendrika Bootsma², ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To assess whether ultrasonographic scoring of (i) both parotid and submandibular salivary glands and (ii) all components of the Hocevar scoring system1, is needed…
Abstract Number: 126 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Ultrasonography of Salivary Glands: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Nicoletta Luciano¹, Chiara Baldini¹, Rachele Pascale², Francesco Ferro¹, Alessandro Paolicchi³, Davide Caramella³ and Stefano Bombardieri⁴, ¹University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: To assess the accuracy of ultrasonography of the salivary glands (US) in the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and to verify whether US…