Abstract Number: 2645 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Anteromedial Ultrasound Examination of the Large Supraaortic Vessels Identifies Higher Rates of Large Vessel Involvement Than Previous Reported in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) affects both the cranial and large vessels. Ultrasonographic studies have reported that the incidence of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in…Abstract Number: 2655 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Large Vessel Vasculitis: Diagnosis Is Very Frequent with Ultrasound Examination and Shows Responsiveness to Treatment
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in the elderly. In the EULAR recommendations of 2018 for the use of imaging…Abstract Number: 2753 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound: Pilot Study of Findings and Feasibility in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE)
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography is becoming an increasingly useful tool in evaluating patients in pediatric rheumatology. It is predominantly used for musculoskeletal assessments, however, major salivary gland…Abstract Number: 281 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Frequency of Ultrasound Features of Knee Osteoarthritis and Their Association with Radiographic Features and Symptoms in a Community-Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the frequency and associations of osteoarthritis (KOA) features on knee ultrasound (KUS) in a community-based cohort study with radiographic and symptomatic data…Abstract Number: 292 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Is Shoulder Involvement an Early Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia? A Longitudinal Ultrasound Study
Background/Purpose: Background: Multiple studies have demonstrated that shoulder involvement is frequent in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Previous research also showed that a swollen shoulder joint has…Abstract Number: 303 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Utility of Power Doppler Ultrasound–Detected Synovitis for the Prediction of Flare in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) has been shown to detect subclinical synovitis in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The aim of this study was to evaluate PDUS…Abstract Number: 711 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Hands in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Osteophytosis Is a Major Contributor to Tender Joints
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a progressive fibrotic and vascular disease with peripheral manifestations including arthritis, tendinopathy, sclerodactyly, contractures, calcinosis, acroosteolysis, and vascular disease which…Abstract Number: 1458 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Dual Analysis with Nerve Ultrasound and Skin Biopsy in Painful Neuropathy Associated with Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: 6% of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients manifests as various forms of neuropathies including painful sensory neuropathy (PSN), which can be treatable with immunomodulatory drugs such…Abstract Number: 1906 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Using Multi-modal Ultrasound to Assess Disease Activity Within the Salivary Glands of Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Treated with Ianalumab (VAY736)
Background/Purpose: To use ultrasound (US) to demonstrate that ianalumab, a monoclonal antibody with dual mechanisms-of-action of BAFF:BAFF-R blockade and enhanced, ADCC-mediated B cell depletion, can…Abstract Number: 2644 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound to Monitor Treatment Response in Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: On ultrasound (US) examinations, large vessel vasculitis (LVV) has been reported to be present in up to 55% of Giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients.…Abstract Number: 2023 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of the Non-Observation of the Frontal Branch of the Temporal Arteries By Ultrasonography in the Diagnostic of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Background/Purpose: The absence of the parietal branch of the temporal artery during an ultrasound evaluation may be due to a variance of the normal anatomy…
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