Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

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…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2021
Correlation of Subclinical Synovitis with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Outcome Measurements
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Edward Oberle², Michael Henrickson¹, Jennifer Huggins¹, Mekibib Altaye³, Amy Cassedy⁴, Johannes Roth⁵ and Tracy Ting¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatologic disease of childhood. Active joint count (AJC) is one of the key JIA Core Set…
Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2021
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Instruction in US and Canadian Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs
Clara Lin¹, Edward Oberle², Megan Curran³, Johannes Roth⁴, Patricia Vega-Fernandez⁵, Deidre DeRanieri⁶, Tracy Ting⁵, Heather Benham⁷, Lorena Salto⁸ and Karina Torralba⁹, ¹Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁷Scottish RIte Hospital, North Richland Hills, TX, ⁸Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Healthcare, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has value in the evaluation of both pediatric and adult rheumatic diseases. It is taught by at least 94% of adult…
Abstract Number: 1583 • ACR Convergence 2021
Creation of an Ultrasonographic Scoring System for CPPD Extent: Results from a Delphi Process by the OMERACT US Working Group – CPPD Subgroup
Silvia Sirotti¹, Antonella Adinolfi², Fabio Becce³, Tomas Cazenave⁴, Sara Nysom Christiansen⁵, Edoardo Cipolletta⁶, Andrea Delle Sedie⁷, Mario Enrique Diaz Cortes⁸, Fabiana Figus⁹, Emilio Filippucci¹⁰, Peter Mandl¹¹, Daryl MacCarter¹², Ingrid Moller¹³, Mohamed Mortada¹⁴, Gael Mouterde¹⁵, Maria Esperanza Naredo Sanchez¹⁶, Carlos Pineda¹⁷, Francesco Porta¹⁸, Wolfgang Schmidt¹⁹, Teodora Serban²⁰, Lene Terslev²¹, Florentin Vreju²², Richard Wakefield²³, Pascal Zufferey²⁴, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini²⁵, Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino²⁶, Nemanja Damjanov²⁷, Annamaria Iagnocco²⁸, Helen Keen²⁹ and Georgios Filippou³⁰, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy, ³Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁴Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Polytechnic University of Marche, Jesi, Italy, ⁷University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogotà, Colombia, ⁹University of Torino, Torino, Italy, ¹⁰Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ¹¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Rheumatology Department, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish, MT, ¹³University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁴Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt, ¹⁵Rheumatology department, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ¹⁶Department of rheumatology, Joint and Bone research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez díaz and Autónoma University, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ¹⁸INS, Institute of Neurosciences, Florence, Italy, ¹⁹Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²⁰ASL 3 Genovese, Genova, Italy, ²¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Glostrup, Denmark, ²²Rheumatology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ²³Rheumatology, Leeds University, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²⁴Rheumatology Department, University of Lausanne, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²⁵L.Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ²⁶Rheumatology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, ²⁷University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia, ²⁸University of Turin, Roma, Italy, ²⁹University of Western Australia, Daglish, Australia, ³⁰Rheumatology Department, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) has proven to be an excellent technique for detecting Calcium Pyrophosphate (CPP) deposits, however there are no grading systems that allow for…
Abstract Number: 0420 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prospective Analysis of the Prevalence of Giant Cell Arteritis in Consecutive Newly Diagnosed Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Lara Burg¹, Peter Brossart², Charlotte Behning³ and Valentin Schaefer⁴, ¹Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis affecting people aged 50 years and older.1 Although it is known, that…
Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasound-guided Parotid Gland Biopsy in Cadavers Performed by Rheumatologists – an OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group Study
Nevsun Inanc¹, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin², Kerem Abacar³, Leyla Cinel⁴, Maria D’Agostino⁵, Esperanza Naredo⁶, Alojzija Hocevar⁷, Stephanie Finzel⁸, Lene Terslev⁹, Annamaria Iagnocco¹⁰, Petra Hanova¹¹, Wolfgang Schmidt¹², Gonca Mumcu¹³, Ümit S. Şehirli¹⁴ and George A. Bruyn¹⁵, ¹Marmara University, School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, istanbul, Turkey, ²Rheumatology Department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ³Marmara University, School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Marmara University, School of Medicine, Division of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Université Versailles Saint Quentin, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷University Medical Center, Rheumatology, Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Freiburg, Germany, ⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰Università degli Studi di Torino, Academic Rheumatology Centre, Turin, Italy, ¹¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹²Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ¹³Marmara University School of Health Sciences, Health Management, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁴Marmara University, School of Medicine, Anatomy, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Reumakliniek Lelystad, Lelystad, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: With the diagnostic capability of the parotid gland biopsy similar to minor salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren’s syndrome, the parotid gland biopsy may also…

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