Abstract Number: 1363 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progression of Pain, Stiffness, Function Changes, and Ultrasound Detected Synovitis and Osteophyte Formation in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis over Three Years
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a common and frequent cause of pain. HOA is a heterogeneous group of disorders with two main subsets including non-erosive…Abstract Number: 2906 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis Focused Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Joint Reduction Strategy
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound is increasingly being used as a tool to assess inflammatory burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ultrasound-based outcome measures include power Doppler (PD)…Abstract Number: 241 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histological and Clinical Correlates of Ultrasound Measures of Joint Inflammation: Analysis of RA Tissue Obtained By Ultrasound Guided Biopsy in Phase 1 of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership RA Network
Background/Purpose: The AMP-RA network applies cutting edge technologies to the study of tissue obtained by ultrasound guided synovial biopsy from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 2210 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: Associations between Pain and Synovitis on Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) in the first carpometacarpal (CMC1) joint in the thumb base is frequent and has a large contribution in hand pain and disability.…Abstract Number: 134 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis Assessed By the German 7-Joint Ultrasound Score (US7S) Is Associated with the Reversible Activity-Related Component of Physical Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Restoring normal functioning is a major therapeutic aim. Differences in the sources of functional limitations should be considered in the interpretation of functional measures.…Abstract Number: 136 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 7-Joints Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Score (US7 score) Predicts Therapeutic Change in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treatment decisions in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) after the “Treat to Target (T2T)” - principle is widely recommended, as this management strategy leads…Abstract Number: 142 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Assessment of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies Performed in Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue is the principal target and end organ involved in the pathogenesis of multiple articular disease processes. Histological and bacteriological analyses of synovial…Abstract Number: 153 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Immunophenotype and Ultrasonography: A Contemporaneous Study of Different Compartments of the Knee Joint
Background/Purpose: Histological analysis of synovial tissue, despite being a reliable and accurate assessment for synovitis, is not routinely performed. Ultrasonography (US) is a fast, available…Abstract Number: 543 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Differ in Patients in Clinical and Ultrasound Remission after Anti-TNF Therapy
Background/Purpose: Persistent disease remission is the major goal of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) treatment. The combined use of clinical and ultrasound selection…Abstract Number: 151 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Residual Synovitis in Ultrasound (US) Is Associated with an Evolution Towards Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Patients with Inflammatory Polyarthralgia without ANTI-Citrulinated Antibodies (ACPA)
Background/Purpose: In ACPA positive patients, subclinical synovitis as observed by US has been demonstrated in pre RA patients and seems to be predictive for future…Abstract Number: 163 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Assessment Covers Clinical Examination in the Localization of Ankle Pathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Though rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly affects ankle joints, ankle joints are not included in widely used composite measures of disease activity with 28-joint counts.…Abstract Number: 185 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Success Rate and Utility of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies in Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Histological and bacteriological analysis of synovial tissue (ST) can be useful in the diagnosis of arthritis of undetermined origin. Ultrasound can assist this biopsy…Abstract Number: 137 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Metalloproteinase-3 As a Soluble Biomarker of Synovitis Using Weighted Joint Counts Assessed Clinically and on Ultrasound Imaging
Background/Purpose: Synovial inflammation is known to play a central role in articular cartilage degradation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); it could be a passive marker of…Abstract Number: 131 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Synovitis and Erosions with an Automated Ultrasound System: Data from a Prospective Cohort with Early and Established RA
Background/Purpose: Arthrosonography has proven to be a sensitive and reliable, but time-consuming method for the evaluation of arthritis in small joints of patients with RA…Abstract Number: 129 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seven Joints Ultrasound Scoring System May be Useful and Effective in Assessing Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the State of Remission in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: To evaluate if the 7-joint ultrasound scoring system (US7) is able to find synovitis in patients in remission of RA. Methods: Patients with rheumatoid…