Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 0165 • ACR Convergence 2021
Shear-Wave Elastography Evaluation of Major Salivary Glands and Correlation with B-mode Findings in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Ana Prata¹, Joao Freitas², Mary Lucy Marques³, Flavio Costa⁴, Mariana Santiago⁵, Sara Serra¹, Margarida Coutinho¹, Tânia Santiago¹, João Pedro Lopes Rovisco¹ and Jose Pereira da Silva⁶, ¹Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ²Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁵Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unknown, Colombia, ⁶University of Coimbra | UC · Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Salivary-gland ultrasound has recently shown to help in the diagnosis and monitoring of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS)1. Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a promising tool…
Abstract Number: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2021
REMS Technology for the Assessment of Bone Health in a Male Population
Delia Ciardo¹, Paola Pisani¹, Fiorella Anna Lombardi¹, Marco Di Paola¹, Roberto Franchini¹, Maurizio Muratore², Francesco Conversano¹ and Sergio Casciaro¹, ¹National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy, ²Vito Fazzi Hospital, ASL-LE, O.U. of Rheumatology, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the ultrasound-based densitometric technology called Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) in the diagnosis of osteoporosis…
Abstract Number: 1411 • ACR Convergence 2021
Decreased Use of Ultrasound Fast-track Pathways of Giant Cell Arteritis Due to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Potential Risk for Permanent Visual Loss
Fernando Montero¹, Juan Molina², ISABEL CASTREJON³, Julia Martínez Barrio¹, Juan Carlos Nieto¹ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia¹, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maran, Madrid, Spain, ³Pfizer Spain, Chicago
Background/Purpose: The implementation of ultrasound (US) fast-track pathways (FTP), aiming at an early diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), has led to a decrease in…
Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2021
Digital Extensor Paratenonitis Is Frequent in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mihaela Maruseac¹, Adrien NZEUSSEU TOUKAP² and Maria S. Stoenoiu³, ¹Rheumatology department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussel, Belgium, ²Rheumatology department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rheumatology department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Finger extensor tendon involvement (FEP) or paratenonitis has previously been described by ultrasound (US) in patients suffering from early psoriatic arthritis. Contradictory results were…
Abstract Number: 1170 • ACR Convergence 2021
Establishment and Validation of a Didactic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Dermatologists Using an Innovative Handheld Ultrasound System
Jakub Grobelski¹, Florian Recker², Pantelis Karakostas¹, Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis³, Wolfgang Hartung⁴, Peter Brossart⁵ and Valentin Schäfer¹, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Centre for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³Department for Dermatology and Allery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Bad Abbach, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: In the early detection of arthritis, such as psoriatic arthritis, ultrasound (US) of painful joints plays an important role in diagnosis. Pathological findings can…
Abstract Number: 1414 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Current State of Expedited Referral Systems Incorporating Vasculitis Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in Rheumatology Practices in the United States
Mark Matza¹, Karina Torralba² and Minna Kohler³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Healthcare, Loma Linda, CA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Expedited referral systems or “fast-track” clinics incorporating vasculitis ultrasound (VUS) into the evaluation of patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA) have shown reduced…
Abstract Number: 0167 • ACR Convergence 2021
Reliability of a Novel Pediatric Joint-Specific Scoring System for the Elbow, Wrist and Finger Joints
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Ysabella Esteban², Edward Oberle³, Jean-Philippe Proulx-Gauthier⁴, Matthew Clark⁵, Hulya Bukulmez⁶, Susan Shenoi⁷, Akaluck Thatayatikom⁸, Heather Benham⁹, Emily Brunner¹⁰, Leandra Woolnough⁸, Michael Henrickson¹, Laura Ballenger³, Deidre DeRanieri¹¹, Sarah Hoffmann¹², Ginger Janow¹³, Mekibib Altaye¹⁴, Amy Cassedy², Johannes Roth¹⁵ and Tracy Ting¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁴CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve, Pepper Pike, OH, ⁷Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ⁸University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁹Scottish RIte Hospital, North Richland Hills, TX, ¹⁰Geisinger, Bloomsburg, PA, ¹¹Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, ¹²Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA, ¹³Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health, Glen Rock, NJ, ¹⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁵University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The clinical decision-making process in pediatric arthritis lacks an objective, reliable bedside imaging tool. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is increasingly being utilized in children. In…
Abstract Number: 1174 • ACR Convergence 2021
Teaching and Reproducibility of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring System
Ysabella Esteban¹, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith², Marie Tominna², Arthur Meyers², Michael Henrickson², Amy Cassedy², Tracy Ting² and Patricia Vega-Fernandez², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Localized musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) examination is used in adult rheumatology clinics and has been shown to be a valid and feasible method for assessing…
Abstract Number: 1566 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction – the Impact of Hyperuricemia on Flow Mediated and Nitroglycerin Mediated Dilatation of the Brachial Artery
Rachael Flood, Colm Kirby, David Kane and Ronan Mullan, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Vascular endothelial cells line the entire circulatory system, these cells have very distinct and unique functions that are paramount to vascular biology. Hyperuricemia has…
Abstract Number: 0169 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasonography of Auricular Cartilage Is a Useful Tool for Diagnosing and Monitoring Disease Activity in Relapsing Polychondritis
Yoshinori Taniguchi¹, Hirofumi Nishikawa², Takeshi Yoshida³, Satoshi Inotani⁴ and Yoshio Terada², ¹Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan, ²Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Japan, ³Chikamori Hospital, Kochi, Japan, ⁴Kochi Medical School Hospital, Kochi-city, Japan
Background/Purpose: In patients with atypical clinical symptoms or imaging findings, because there are no specific and easily measurable markers for RP serologically, it is often…
Abstract Number: 1189 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound Online: A Novel Approach to Teaching Rheumatology Focused Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography to Resident Physicians in Training
Andrew Long¹, Bethany Marston¹, Homaira Rahimi¹, Norman Madsen² and William Novak¹, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound (MSK POCUS) can assess for joint effusions, synovitis and crystalline arthropathy and is increasingly utilized by generalists working in…
Abstract Number: 1572 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound Signs of Gout in a Population with Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia
Bilal Bengana¹, Aicha Ladjouze², Nabil Baramtane Raaf³, Chaffa Aimeur⁴, Soraya Ayoub⁵, Abdenour Boukabous⁶ and Salima Lefkir-Tafiani⁷, ¹University Hospital of Beni Messous Algiers - Rheumatology Department, Algiers, Algeria, ²Specialized hospital establishment of Benaknoune, Rheumatology, Algiers, Algeria, ³Hospital of Bitraria, Biochemistry, El Biar, Algiers, Algeria, ⁴University hospital of Mustapha Bacha, Radiology, Sidi Mhamed, Algiers, Algeria, ⁵University hospital of Beni Messous, Internal Medicine, BeniMessous, Algiers, Algeria, ⁶University Hospital of Beni Messous Algiers- Rheumatology Department, Algiers, Algeria, ⁷University Hospital of Beni Messous Algiers - Rheumatology Department, Benimessous, Algeria
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia is a common biological abnormality, often clinically asymptomatic. However, it can announce a gout and be linked to many diseases such as metabolic…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing Relevant Joints for Monitoring CPPD Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Techniques by the OMERACT Ultrasound – CPPD Subgroup
Antonella Adinolfi¹, Silvia Sirotti², Garifallia Sakellariou³, Edoardo Cipolletta⁴, Emilio Filippucci⁵, Francesco Porta⁶, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini⁷, Carlo Alberto Scire⁸, Helen Keen⁹, Peter Mandl¹⁰, Carlos Pineda¹¹, Lene Terslev¹², Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹³, Nemanja Damjanov¹⁴, Annamaria Iagnocco¹⁵ and Georgios Filippou¹⁶, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy, ²Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ⁶INS, Institute of Neurosciences, Florence, Italy, ⁷L.Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ⁸SIR Epidemiology, Research Unit, Pavia, Italy, ⁹University of Western Australia, Daglish, Australia, ¹⁰Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ¹²Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹³Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ¹⁴University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia, ¹⁵University of Turin, Roma, Italy, ¹⁶Rheumatology Department, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Imaging has been extensively used for the diagnosis of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) but the exact prevalence of joint calcifications at imaging in…
Abstract Number: 1191 • ACR Convergence 2021
Introduction of a Joint Injection and Ultrasound Workshop for Internal Medicine Trainees
Lucia Milla, Daniel Lindstrom, Elena Gkrouzman, Jeevarathna Subramanian, Elizabeth Murphy and Jonathan Cheah, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: There is increasing interest in procedural training at all levels of medical education. While point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and joint injection are not…
Abstract Number: 1574 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparison of Urate Quantification in Gout and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia by Ultrasound and Dual Energy Computed Tomography
Rachael Flood¹, Aamir Saeed², Kate Harrington¹, Conor Shortt¹, Ronan Mullan¹ and David Kane¹, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust., Worcester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The diagnostic gold standard for gout remains aspiration and identification of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals under polarised light microscopy. Joint aspiration is invasive and…

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