Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1799 • ACR Convergence 2021
Gender Based Differences in Clinical and Sonographic Assessment Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Victoria Furer¹, Jonathan Wollman², David levartovsky³, Valerie Aloush³, Sara Borok Lev-Ran⁴, Daphna Paran⁵, Ori Elkayam³ and Ari Polachek⁶, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Medical Center, Herzliya, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Sourasky Medical Center, Tel AViv, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital, Even Yehuda, Israel, ⁶Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can affect differently women and men. Ultrasound (US) is an important tool in the evaluation of disease activity of PsA. To…
Abstract Number: 0212 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unsupervised Clustering of Histology and Ultrasound Scores Identifies Osteoarthritis Subtypes
Maxwell Konnaris¹, Richard Bell², Tania Pannellini³, Edward DiCarlo², J. Alex Gibbons², O. Kenechi Nwawka², Susan Lee², Peter Sculco², Michael Parks², Mark Figgie², Laura Donlin², Dana Orange⁴, Thomas Sculco², William Robinson⁵, Susan Goodman², Miguel Otero² and Bella Mehta⁶, ¹Hospital or Special Surgery, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Research Division and Precision Medicine Laboratory, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴The Rockefeller University, New York, ⁵Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint disease and a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. Inflammation of the synovium and surrounding tissues…
Abstract Number: 1199 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia: The Role of Power Doppler to Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Development
Katerine López¹, Isabel Castrejón¹, Juan Carlos Nieto¹, Javier Rivera¹, Teresa González², Fernando Montero¹, Carlos González³, Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia¹ and Juan Molina⁴, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²H Gregorio Maraon, Madrid, Spain, ³CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maran, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: It is of great importance to identify patients with clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) who will develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or other inflammatory arthritis (IA)…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasound Compared to Durometry and Skin Score for Cutaneous Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis
Marco Di Battista¹, Saverio Vitali², Simone Barsotti³, Alessandra Della Rossa⁴, Valentina Dini⁵, Marco Romanelli⁵ and Marta Mosca³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Radiology Unit - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Dermatology Unit - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: To assess skin involvement in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) comparing results obtained from modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), durometry and…
Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis and Its Agreement with Radiography
Khoa Nguyen¹ and Duc Tran², ¹Deparment of Rheumatology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, ²Department of Rheumatology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has been increasingly utilized for the assessment of various musculoskeletal conditions. However, the value of this tool in diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA)…
Abstract Number: 1207 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Systematic Review Looking at the Relationship Between Serum Calprotectin and Ultrasound Parameters in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andrea Hui Ling Low¹, Fang Yi Lim² and Margaret Ma³, ¹National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²National Univeristy of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Serum Calprotectin level has been shown to correlate with disease activity, ultrasound (US) parameters, treatment response and clinical remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The…
Abstract Number: 0310 • ACR Convergence 2021
Histopathology, Salivary Flow and Ultrasonography of the Parotid Gland: Three Complementary Measurements in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Martha S. van Ginkel¹, Esther Mossel², Erlin A. Haacke², Suzanne Arends³, Silvia Liefers¹, Konstantina Delli¹, Jolien F. van Nimwegen⁴, Alja J. Stel⁵, Fred Spijkervet¹, Arjan Vissink⁶, Bert van der vegt¹, Frans Kroese³ and Hendrika Bootsma³, ¹University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, ³University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Univeristy of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Leek, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by dryness of the mouth and eyes. The impact of the disease on salivary glands…
Abstract Number: 1208 • ACR Convergence 2021
Composite Articular Index Including Acute Phase Reactants Should Not Be Used in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Il6 Inhibitors but May Be Useful in Those Receiving Jak Inhibitors: Ultrasound Evidence
Andrés Ponce¹, Beatriz Frade-Sosa², Ramirez Julio³, Núria Sapena¹, Roberto Gumucio², Virginia Ruiz-Esquide², Rosa Morlà², Marta Bassas², Juan D Cañete⁴ and Jose A Gomez-Puerta², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitari Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: IL6 inhibitors (IL6i) have a dramatic effect on the reduction of C reactive protein (CRP) that does not always correlate with a significant improvement…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultra High‐frequency Ultrasound (UHFUS) of Labial Glands in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Serological and Histological Correlations
Giovanni Fulvio¹, Francesco Ferro¹, Rossana Izzetti², Gianmaria Governato¹, Silvia Fonzetti¹, Gaetano La Rocca¹, Valentina Donati³, Davide Caramella⁴, Marta Mosca⁵ and Chiara Baldini⁶, ¹University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ²University of Pisa, Unit of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, Pisa, Italy, ³AOUP, Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Pisa, Italy, ⁴University of Pisa, 3Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁶University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Last‐generation ultra high‐frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) transducers are highly sensitive tools potentially able to open new avenues for the identification of imaging biomarkers. Recently UHFUS…
Abstract Number: 1319 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification According to Six Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Algorithms and a Carotid Ultrasound in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui, Iris Colunga-Pedraza, Jose Azpiri-Lopez, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado, Alejandra Rodriguez-Romero, Diana Flores-Alvarado, Alejandro Meza-Garza, Julieta Loya-Acosta, Jesus Cardenas-de La Garza, Salvador Lugo-Perez, Octavio Ilizaliturri-Guerra, Gisela Garcia-Arellano and Jessica Castillo-Treviño, Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose E. Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have a higher risk of developing a cardiovascular (CV) event than the general population. This could be attributed to…
Abstract Number: 0149 • ACR Convergence 2021
Development of Joint Effusion, Hyperperfusion and Enthesitis After One Hour of Age-and Gender Adjusted Weight Training
Julia Schreiner¹, Dennis Scheicht², Pantelis Karakostas³, Jana Ziob¹, Charlotte Behning¹, Peter Preuss⁴, Peter Brossart⁵ and Valentin Schäfer¹, ¹University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Porz am Rhein Hospital, Cologne, Germany, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound is an established tool to detect changes of joints, tendons and entheses in rheumatology. However, several studies detected structural and vascular changes in…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prognostic Value of Salivary Gland Ultrasonography in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Francesco Ferro¹, Gianmaria Governato¹, Giovanni Fulvio¹, Gaetano La Rocca¹, Silvia Fonzetti¹, Giacomo Aringhieri², Valentina Donati³, Marta Mosca⁴ and Chiara Baldini⁵, ¹University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ²University of Pisa, 3Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Pisa, Italy, ³AOUP, Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: In the last decade, salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has appeared as a useful tool for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and for…
Abstract Number: 1356 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effects of TNF-α versus Secukinumab on Active Ultrasound Confirmed Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis
Ashley Elliott¹, Gary Wright², Adrian Pendleton² and Madeleine Rooney¹, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine , School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, ²Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is an important aspect of disease in PsA and its clinical assessment has problems in terms of sensitivity and overlap with alternative co-morbid…
Abstract Number: 0151 • ACR Convergence 2021
Usefulness of Ultrasound and (FDG) PET/CT to Detect Cranial and Extracranial Artery Involvement in Patients with Suspected Large Vessel Vasculitis
Juan Molina¹, Isabel Castrejón², Javier Rivera², Julia Martínez Barrio², Juan Carlos Nieto², Katerine López², Fernando Montero², Laura Trives Folguera², Carlos González³ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia², ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maran, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is recommended as the first imaging modality to assess patients presenting with predominantly cranial symptoms of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, its…
Abstract Number: 0313 • ACR Convergence 2021
Do Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients with Normal Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound Have Less Active Disease?
Katja Perdan Pirkmajer¹, Matija TOMSIC¹ and Alojzija Hocevar², ¹University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ²UKC Ljubjana, Ljubjana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonographically depicted morphological changes of major salivary glands (SG) have been recently correlated with the disease activity in primary Sjögren’s (pSS)1. The aim of…

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