Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 2206 • ACR Convergence 2022
Understanding Inter-rater Variability in Scoring of Entheseal Lesions: Results from the Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) Study
Lihi Eder¹, Fangya Ma², Josefina Marin³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh⁵, Ari Polachek⁶, Marcos Rosemffet⁷, Ernesto Rodriguez⁸, Ilaria Tinnazzi⁹, Amir Haddad¹⁰, Philippe Carron¹¹, Mariana Alves Ferreira Martins¹², Catherine Bakewell¹³, Fahmeen J. Afgani¹⁴, Richard Cook², Sibel Aydin¹⁵ and Gurjit S. Kaeley¹⁶, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ⁸Florida Medical Clinic, Tampa, FL, ⁹Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy, ¹⁰Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ¹¹Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ¹²São José Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ¹³Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁴Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁶UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Variability in scoring of sonographic entheseal lesions may be influenced by patient characteristics and sonographer expertise. We aimed to assess inter-rater agreement in scoring…
Abstract Number: 0472 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Common Carotid Artery in the Ultrasound Evaluation of Giant Cell Arteritis
Charles Oshinsky¹, Alison Bays¹, Ingeborg Sacksen¹, Elizabeth Jernberg², R. Eugene zierler¹ and Scott Pollock¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA), the most common large vessel vasculitis, can cause irreversible vision loss if untreated. Vascular ultrasound has been used with greater…
Abstract Number: 1242 • ACR Convergence 2022
Validation of a Novel Ultrasound Scoring System for the Evaluation of Pediatric Knee Arthritis
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Theresa Hennard¹, Kelly Rogers¹, Mekibib Altaye², Sherry Thornton², Alyssa Sproles², Amy Cassedy³, Arthur Meyers¹ and Tracy Ting¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's hospital medical center, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children. Currently, clinical evaluation of arthritis is subjective and provider dependent. Musculoskeletal…
Abstract Number: 1620 • ACR Convergence 2022
Probability-based Diagnostic Algorithm in Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis: A Prospective, Multicentre Validity Data from HAS GCA Study
Alwin Sebastian¹, alessandro tomelleri², PIERLUIGI MACCHIONI³, Giulia Klinowski³, Carlo Salvarani⁴, Abdul Kayani⁵, Mohammad Tariq⁵, Diana Prieto-Peña⁶, Edoardo Conticini⁷, Muhammad Khurshid⁸, Sue Inness⁹, Jo Jackson⁹, Kornelis van der Geest¹⁰ and Bhaskar Dasgupta⁵, ¹University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Ireland, ²IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy, ³IRCCS-S.Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Azienda USL -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁵Mid and South Essex University Hospital Groups, Southend, United Kingdom, ⁶Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁷Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁸University Hospital Dorset, NHS foundation trust, UK, Poole, United Kingdom, ⁹University of Essex, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise science, Colchester, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The presentation of new-onset giant cell arteritis (GCA) is highly variable. It is vital to make a secure diagnosis to minimise the risk for…
Abstract Number: 2207 • ACR Convergence 2022
Structural Ultrasound Features of Joints and Tendons of Healthy Children: Development of Normative Data
Ruth Wittoek¹, Céline Decock², Nele Dewaele², Lara Arnold³, Pieter baeyens⁴, Ignace Deschrijver⁴, Lisa Pardaens⁵, Ioannis Raftakis⁶, Thomas Renson⁷, Alexander D.J. Thooft⁸, Charline Rinkin⁹, Tine Vanhaverbeke⁵ and Caroline Verbist¹⁰, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ²Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent, Belgium, ³Dept. Of Rheumatology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Radiology, Clinique de Flandre, Coudekerque-Branche, France, ⁵Ghent University, Faculty of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Gent, Belgium, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, CHU-Brugmann Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Ghent University, Faculty of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent, Belgium, ⁹Dept. of Rheumatology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium, ¹⁰Dept. of Rheumatology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium, Roeselare, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound is a highly valuable imaging modality to study joints in patients with rheumatic diseases. In children, the applicability is hampered because of lack…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sonographic Prevalence of Subclinical GCA in Newly Diagnosed PMR
Colm Kirby¹, Rachael Flood¹, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy² and David Kane¹, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Background/Purpose: It has been reported that 20-50% of patients with PMR have subclinical GCA. The natural history of US-defined subclinical GCA in PMR is not…
Abstract Number: 1247 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lung Ultrasound in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease; Utility of Single Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Shinji Watanabe¹, Keina Yomono², Mikito Suzuki², Nobuhito Sasaki², Takahisa Gono² and Masataka Kuwana², ¹Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ²Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Utility of lung ultrasound (LUS) in evaluation of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has recently attracted attention because of handiness and low invasiveness. The majority…
Abstract Number: 1790 • ACR Convergence 2022
Ultrasound Diagnosis of Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Deposition: Which Sites Should Be Scanned?
Edoardo Cipolletta¹, Erica Moscioni², Silvia Sirotti³, Georgios Filippou⁴ and Emilio Filippucci⁵, ¹Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, ²Polytechnic University of Marche, Jesi, Italy, ³Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Siena, Italy, ⁵Polytechnic University of Marche, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Jesi, Italy
Background/Purpose: In recent years, ultrasonography (US) has emerged as an accurate and reliable tool for the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) deposition disease (CPPD) in…
Abstract Number: 2208 • ACR Convergence 2022
Diagnostic Performance of Hip Ultrasound in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Carina Soto-Fajardo¹, Fabian Carranza-Enriquez², Sinthia Solorzano Flores², Abish Angeles², Paola Flores², Raul Pichardo-Bahena², Luis Javier Jara Quezada², Angélica Peña Ayala², Victor-Manuel Ilizaliturri-Sanchez², Georgios Filippou³ and Carlos Pineda², ¹Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Department, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) is a chronic and potentially incapacitating disease. The reference standard for its diagnosis is the identification of calcium pyrophosphate…
Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Prospective Study Evaluating the Utility of Ultrasound in Monitoring Newly-Diagnosed GCA
Colm Kirby¹, Rachael Flood¹, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy² and David Kane¹, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In recent years, Temporal Artery US (TAUS) has become a reliable alternative to biopsy for diagnosing GCA. However, normalisation of pathologic findings have been…
Abstract Number: 1251 • ACR Convergence 2022
Venous Halo Sign Detected with Superb Microvascular Imaging in Behçet Syndrome
Yasemin Kayadibi¹, Yesim Ozguler², Melike Melikoglu³, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu³, Ahmet Ustundag¹, Ugur Kimyon⁴, Ayse Kalyoncu Ucar¹, Ibrahim Adaletli¹ and gulen Hatemi³, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a novel technique that provides a more sensitive assessment of small vessels compared to color Doppler US (CDUS), by…
Abstract Number: 1823 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unsupervised Cluster Analysis of Clinical and Ultrasound Features Reveals Unique Gout Subtypes: Results from the Egyptian College of Rheumatology (ECR)
Tamer A Gheita¹, Ahmed M Elsaman², Aly Bakhiet³, Mohamed Bakrey Mahmoud⁴, Faten Ismail⁵, Hanan El Saadany⁶, Rawhya R ElShereef⁵, Eman F Mohamed⁷, Mervat I Abd Elazeem⁸, Ayman Eid⁸, Fatma Ali⁵, Mona Hamdy⁵, Reem El Mallah⁹, Reem HA Mohammed¹, Samar Tharwat¹⁰, Rania M Gamal¹¹, Samar Fawzy¹, Soha Senara¹², Hanan M Fathi¹², Adham Aboul Fotouh¹³ and Nevin Hammam¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ²Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt, ³Higher Institute for Computer Science and Information Systems, 6th of October City, Assiut, Egypt, ⁴Higher Institute for Computer Science and Information Systems, 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Tanta University, Gharbia, Egypt, ⁷Internal Medicine Department, Rheumatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Mansoura University, Dakahlia, Egypt, Dakahlia, Egypt, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt, ¹³Egyptian School for Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (EgySMUS); Egyptian Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Sonography (ESMNS), Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁴Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, PASADENA, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by inflammatory arthritis associated with comorbidities leading to impaired quality of life, and an extensive burden…
Abstract Number: 2229 • ACR Convergence 2022
Ultrasound Localization Microscopy as a New Tool for Takayasu’s Arteritis Activity Assessment, a Deep Insight Within Carotid Wall Inflammation
Guillaume Goudot¹, Anatole Jimenez², Nassim Mohamedi³, jonas Sitruk³, Lina Khider¹, Hélène Mortelette³, Clément Papadacci², Fabien Hyafil⁴, Mickaël Tanter², Emmanuel Messas¹, Mathieu Pernot² and Tristan Mirault¹, ¹Vascular medicine department, Georges Pompidou European hospital, APHP, Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ²Physics for Medicine Paris, INSERM U1273, ESPCI Paris, CNRS FRE 2031, PSL Research University, Paris, France, ³Vascular medicine department, Georges Pompidou European hospital, APHP, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Nuclear medicine department, Georges Pompidou European hospital, APHP, Universite Paris Cite, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Use of sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles (MB) with ultrasound allow to assess arterial wall vascularization through signal enhancement. The use of ultrafast imaging with MB…
Abstract Number: 0483 • ACR Convergence 2022
Giant Cell Arteritis: Physical Examination of the Superficial Temporal Arteries Can Predict Temporal Artery Biopsy Result
Giuseppe Germanò¹, Pierluigi macchioni², Giulia Klinowski¹, Alberto Cavazza³, Luigi Boiardi³ and Carlo Salvarani⁴, ¹Arcispedale IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, ²Arcispedale IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The detection of temporal arterial abnormalities (TA) is one of the ACR 1990 criteria to define the diagnosis of cranial Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).…
Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interrater Agreement of Hand Ultrasounds in Inflammatory Arthritis
Annie H Yang¹, Norman Madsen², Bethany Marston¹, Brian H. Nathanson³, Darren Tabechian⁴ and Allen Anandarajah⁵, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY, ³OptiStatim, LLC, Longmeadow, MA, ⁴URMC, Rochester, NY, ⁵University of Rochester, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is an imaging modality that is more sensitive in identifying synovitis due to inflammatory arthritis than clinical examination. Little is known…

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