Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 296 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Elbow Arthritis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Ultrasound Study
Diana Vossen ¹, Valentin Schaefer², Florian Recker ³, Isabelle Geffken ⁴, Eva Matuschek ⁵ and Wolfgang Hartung ⁶, ¹Departement for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Meerbusch, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Meerbusch, Germany, ²Medical Clinic III , Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³1. Medical Clinic III , Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn and 2. Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Departement for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department for Internal Medicine, Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus Wesseling, bonn, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, Asklepios Klinik, 93077 Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an important imaging method in the diagnosis of arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence of elbow joint arthritis in RA…
Abstract Number: 299 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Definition of New Ultrasound Enthesophytes Score: Application in a Consecutive Series of IBD Patients
Pierluigi Macchioni ¹, federica Martinis ², Giorgia Citriniti³, Nicolò Girolimetto ³ and Carlo Salvarani ⁴, ¹Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ²Università di Verona, Verona, Italy, ³Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have developed criteria for US definition of entheseal abnormalities (1), however no actual scores are available to determine the extension and severity…
Abstract Number: 301 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
PANLAR Ultrasound Study Group Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in the Management of Patients with Gout
Marwin Gutierrez ¹, Carlos Pineda ¹, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado ², Mario Moreno Alvarez ³, Javier Rosa ⁴, Anthony Reginato⁵, Mario Chavez ⁶, Magaly Alva Linares ⁷, Marcelo Audisio ⁸, José Alexandre Mendonca ⁹, Tomas Cazenave ¹⁰, Oscar Sedano ¹¹, Lucio Ventura Ríos ¹², Eugenio de Miguel ¹³, Gurjit Kaeley ¹⁴, Eduardo Scheines ¹⁰, Fritz Hofmann ¹⁵, Gabriel Aguilar ¹⁶, Christian Waimann ¹⁷, Florencia Marengo ¹⁷ and Santiago Ruta ¹⁸, ¹Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra”, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital General Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Guayaquil, Ecuador, ⁴Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Providence VAMC, Associate Professor in Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, ⁶Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, México., Aguascalientes, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru., Lima, Peru, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina., Cordoba, Argentina, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil, Campinas, Brazil, ¹⁰Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Reumatology Section, Hospital Marino Molina Scippa, Lima, Perú, Lima, Peru, ¹²Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", México, Mexico, Mexico, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL., Florida, ¹⁵Diagnostik Group, Puerto Vallarta, México., Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, ¹⁶Centro Diagnóstico Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Dr. Héctor Cura, Olavarría, Argentina., Olavarria, Argentina, ¹⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital San Martín de La Plata and Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Argentina., La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Gout is a metabolic disease caused by deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) monohydrate crystals in different tissues. Imaging may be useful to evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 344 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with the Disappearance of Calcifications Following Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Lavage of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Nicolas Dumoulin ¹, Christelle Darrieutort-Laffite ², Thomas Garraud ², Stéphane Varin ³, Guillaume Coiffier ⁴, Jean-David Albert ⁵, gregoire Cormier ⁶ and Benoit Le Goff², ¹Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, ³CHD Vendée, La Roche Sur Yon, ⁴Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, ⁵Rheumatology department, Rennes University Hospital and Institut NUMECAN, INSERM U 1241, Rennes, Bretagne, France, ⁶CHD Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, France
Background/Purpose: Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is a common condition causing up to 20% of the painful shoulder. Ultrasound guided percutaneous lavage (UGPL) is indicated after…
Abstract Number: 1225 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Limits of Detection of Monosodium Urate Crystals in Synovial Fluid by Ultrasound
John FitzGerald¹, Andrea Ramirez Cazares ² and Veena Ranganath ², ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: To evaluate limits of detection of ultrasound to detect monosodium urate crystals suspended in synovial fluid.Methods: Serial dilutions were made mixing liquid tophus aspirated…
Abstract Number: 1359 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies and Surgical Synovial Biopsies in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Khin Lim¹, Ami Ben-artzi ¹, Lindsy Forbess ¹, Shimon Faber ² and Mariko Ishimori ¹, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Synovial biopsy is often performed when other methods of evaluation prove non-diagnostic in the assessment of persistent joint synovitis, whether in the setting of…
Abstract Number: 251 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Articular Cartilage of Knee and First MTP Joint Are the Preferred Sites of Urate Crystal Deposition in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Individuals
Danveer Bhadu¹, Siddharth K. Das², Urmila Dhakad³ and Archana Wakhlu⁴, ¹Rheumatology, ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, India, ²Rheumatology, Prof. and Head, Rheumatology, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, Lucknow, India, ³Rheumatology, Asst Professor, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, India, ⁴Radiology, Senior Resident, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of hyperuricemia ranges from 2.6% to 47.2% in various populations [1,2]. Ultrasound evidence of urate crystal deposition in the form of double…
Abstract Number: 179 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
3D Ultrasound Doppler Findings in Finger Tendon Sheaths of Healthy Controls
Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen¹, Søren Torp-Pedersen², Mikkel Østergaard^3,4, Esperanza Naredo⁵ and Lene Terslev⁶, ¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Diagnostics, Rigshospitalet and Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Even though Doppler ultrasound(US) is used for diagnosing inflammatory changes it is well-known that Doppler signals are seen in healthy wrist and finger joints.…
Abstract Number: 102 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Assessment of Normal Peripheral Joints: Evaluation According to Demographics Parameters
Flavia S. Machado¹, Rita N.V. Furtado¹, Rogerio D. Takahashi², Ana Leticia P. de Buosi¹ and Jamil Natour¹, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Radiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: to describe quantitative and semiquantitative joint ultrasound measurements in healthy people and compare them among different demographic parameters. Methods: Bilateral ultrasound measurement of small,…