Abstracts tagged "ultrasonography and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 176 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Considerable Discrepancy Between Patient’s Assessment and Ultrasonography Assessment on the Most Affected Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ryusuke Yoshimi¹, Yukihiro Toyota¹, Naomi Tsuchida¹, Yumiko Sugiyama¹, Yosuke Kunishita¹, Daiga Kishimoto¹, Reikou Kamiyama¹, Kaoru Minegishi¹, Maasa Hama¹, Yohei Kirino¹, Mitsuhiro Takeno^1,2, Atsuhisa Ueda¹ and Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo^1,3, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, ³Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokosuka City Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is also helpful for promoting patient-clinician communication…
Abstract Number: 190 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Imaging with Elastography for the Medical Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture
Paul John DeMarco¹, Alan K. Matsumoto¹, Nicole Thomas², Megan Bishop¹, Andrew Gregory DeMarco³, Guada Respicio¹, Ashley Beall¹, Robert Rosenberg¹, Theresa Bass-Goldman¹ and Herbert S. B. Baraf¹, ¹The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD, ²Rheumatology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, DC, ³Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Dupuytren’s contracture is a rheumatic disease characterized by an fibrotic reaction in the palmar aponeurosis, resulting in disability. Medical treatment with up to 3…
Abstract Number: 240 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Volumetric Assessment of Tophaceous Gout
Ralf G. Thiele¹, Laura Coates² and Darren Tabechian¹, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) can identify monosodium urate (MSU) tophi within joints, tendons, bursae and other soft tissues. The ability to readily, quickly and inexpensively assess…
Abstract Number: 1440 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Shoulder Injections with Sonographic Needle Guidance
Timothy Moore¹, Wilmer Sibbitt Jr.¹, Cole Paffett², Dan Tandberg³, Arthur Bankhurst⁴, Roderick Fields⁵ and Suzanne Emil¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²School of Medicine, Univeristy of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Rheum/ MSC 105550, University of NM Med Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵Rheumatology, University of New Mexico, Albquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Sonographic needle guidance (USG) of musculoskeletal injections has improved outcomes of intraarticular (IA) injections, but is associated with increased procedural costs. This practical randomized…
Abstract Number: 1958 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of Ultrasonography-Derived Signs in Giant Cell Arteritis: Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Fanny BUSQUET¹, Léa Rouxel², Thomas Barnetche³ and Thierry Schaeverbeke⁴, ¹intern of hospital, BORDEAUX, France, ²intern of hospital, Bordeaux, France, ³PHD, bordeaux, France, ⁴department head, Bordeaux, France
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of systemic inflammatory vasculitis in elderly people, with prevalence still increasing, and for which there…
Abstract Number: 1960 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
a Structured and Extensive Training Program on Vascular Ultrasound, Results in an Excellent Agreement Between Ultrasound and Temporal Artery Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Stavros Chrysidis¹, Ulrich Fredberg², Uffe Møller Døhn³, Tove Lorenzen⁴, Lene Terslev⁵, Knud Larsen⁶ and Andreas P Diamantopoulos⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southwest Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Centre Region Hospital Silkeborg Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark, ³Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Diagnostic Centre, Region Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶otolaryngology, Southwest hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark, ⁷Rheumatology, Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway
Background/Purpose: There is an increased use of vascular ultrasound (US) for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA). Consequently, extensive and structured training of ultrasonographers performing vascular…
Abstract Number: 2126 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility of Digital Activity Fluorescence Optical Imaging in Quantifying Hand and Wrist Inflammation in Rheumatic Diseases
Yogan Kisten¹, Noémi Györi¹, Hamed Rezaei^2,3, Adrian Levitsky⁴, Anna Karlsson¹, Erik af Klint³ and Ronald van Vollenhoven^3,5, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose The objective detection and quantification of disease activity in its earliest pathophysiological stage is critical for achieving optimal therapy results. Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI)…
Abstract Number: 133 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
On-Demand Ultrasonography Assessment in the Most Affected Joint Is Efficient for Management of RA Patients in Daily Practice
Ryusuke Yoshimi¹, Takeno Mitsuhiro², Yukihiro Toyota¹, Naomi Tsuchida¹, Yumiko Sugiyama¹, Yosuke Kunishita¹, Daiga Kishimoto¹, Reikou Kamiyama¹, Kaoru Minegishi-Takase¹, Maasa Hama³, Yohei Kirino¹, Atsuhisa Ueda¹ and Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ²Clinical Laboratory Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, ³Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is recognized as a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although several sets of power Doppler…
Abstract Number: 126 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Ankle Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A High Resolution B-Mode and Power Doppler Ultrasound Study
Mohammed Alsuwaidi¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein¹, Wolfgang Hartung¹ and Martin Fleck², ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite a crucial role for RA patients’ mobility, the ankle joints are frequently clinically neglected, and omitted in activity scoring systems including DAS 28.…
Abstract Number: 1970 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility Of Fluorescence Optical Imaging For Detecting Clinically Silent Synovitis Of The Hands and Wrists
Yogan Kisten¹, Noémi Györi², Hamed Rezaei³, Anna Karlsson¹, Carolina Romanus², Ronald van Vollenhoven⁴ and Erik af Klint⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, ²Unit for Clinical Therapy Research Inflammaroty Diseases (ClinTRID) Department of Medicine, the Karolinska Insitute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Unit for Clinical Research Therapy. Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTrid), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The detection of subclinical synovial inflammation (“silent synovitis”) would be of critical importance for the detection of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in its earliest pathophysiological…
Abstract Number: 1951 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Spring Ligament Window: A Unique Sonoanatomic View Into a Complex Rheumatoid Joint
Joanne Kitchen¹, I. Moller², Maribel Miguel-Perez³ and David A. Bong⁴, ¹Instituto Poal de Reumatolgia, Barcelona, Spain, ²Instituto Poal, Barcelona, Spain, ³University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Instituto Poal de Reumatologia, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The calcaneonavicular or spring ligament (SL) is a group of 3 stout non-elastic fibrocartilaginous bands in the medial mid-foot that is important in maintaining…
Abstract Number: 1948 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound 7-Joint Score Vs. Simplified Disease Activity Index In Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Fibromyalgia
Rafael Chakr¹, Marina Behar², José A. Mendonça³, Daniela Cervantes², Nizele Calegaro², Nicole Andrade², Iuri Siqueira², Daniel Zanchet², Andrese Gasparin², Penélope Esther Palominos², Charles Kohem⁴, Odirlei Andre Monticielo⁵, Claiton Brenol⁶, Ricardo M. Xavier² and João Carlos T. Brenol⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas / Institute of Clinical Research – IPECC, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁶Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) falsely increases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity clinical composite scores, such as the simplified disease activity index (SDAI), recently incorporated into ACR/EULAR…

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