Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1712 • ACR Convergence 2020
Implementation of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) Curriculum in an Academic Rheumatology Fellowship Within an Integrated Health System: A Four-Year Experience
David Bulbin¹, Brian Oppermann², Jonida Cote³, David Pugliese⁴ and Alfred Denio⁵, ¹Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, State College, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Danvile, PA, ⁴Geisinger Health System, Wilkes Barre, PA, ⁵Geisinger Medical Center, Danvill, PA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound has become a significant training tool in rheumatology fellowships. A recent survey showed 94% of rheumatology fellowships have implemented a teaching program…
Abstract Number: 0128 • ACR Convergence 2020
Short-Term Monitoring of Denosumab Effect in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors Using Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry (REMS) Technology on Femoral Neck
Rosachiara Forcignanò¹, Fiorella Anna Lombardi², Mariangela Ciccarese³, Eugenio Quarta⁴, Antonella Grimaldi⁵, Laura Quarta⁵, Delia Ciardo², Ernesto Casciaro², Paola Pisani², Francesco Conversano², Maurizio Muratore⁵ and Sergio Casciaro², ¹O.U. of Oncology, “Sacro Cuore di Gesù” Hospital, Gallipoli, Lecce, Italy, Gallipoli, Italy, ²National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy, ³O.U. of Oncology, “Vito Fazzi” Hospital, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy, ⁴O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, ASL-LE, San Cesario di Lecce, Lecce, Italy, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy, ⁵O.U. of Rheumatology, “Galateo” Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to carry out a short-term monitoring of the effect of aromatase inhibitors (AI) and Denosumab on bone health…
Abstract Number: 0759 • ACR Convergence 2020
Presence of Ultrasound Imaging Biomarkers Are Good Predictors of Arthritis Development in a Population at Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yogan Kisten¹, Alexandra Circiumaru¹, Malena Loberg-Haarhaus², Nancy Vivar², Aleksandra Antovic³, Hamed Rezaei², Erik Af Klint¹, Aase Hensvold¹ and Anca Catrina¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Rheumatology clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ³Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Region, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) imaging biomarkers in the context of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody (ACPA) autoimmunity might play an important role in the very early detection of…
Abstract Number: 1538 • ACR Convergence 2020
Doppler Ultrasound Predicts Successful Discontinuation of Biological DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Sustained Clinical Remission
Lene Terslev¹, Cecilie Hegaard Brahe², Merete Hetland³, Stylianos Georgiadis⁴, Karen Ellegaard⁵, Lars Juul⁶, Uffe Døhn⁷, Viktoria Fana¹, Torsten Møller¹, Simon Krabbe¹, Lykke Ørnbjerg¹, Daniel Glinatsi¹, Tuan Khai Huynh⁸, Natalia Manilo⁹, Dorte Vendelbo Jensen¹⁰, Karsten Asmussen⁹, Mikael Boesen¹¹, Zoreh Rastiemadabadi¹², Lone Morsel-Carlsen¹², Jakob Møller¹³, Henrik Røgind¹, Annette Hansen¹⁰, Jesper Nørregaard¹, Søren Jacobsen¹⁴, Niels Steen Krogh¹⁵ and Mikkel Østergaard¹⁶, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Center for Rheumatology and Spine diseases, Glostrup, Denmark, ³The DANBIO Registry, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵The Parker Institute - Frederiksberg og Bispebjerg Hospitaler, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Gentofte, Kobenhavn, Denmark, ⁷Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseasesand COPECARE, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹department of Radiology, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg hospitals, Naerum, Denmark, ¹²Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³Department of Radiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark, ¹⁴University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁵ZiteLab ApS, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ¹⁶Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: There is an increasing interest in tapering or even discontinuing biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in sustained remission. The…
Abstract Number: 1756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparable Long-Term Outcomes Among DAS28-ESR-based Remission Criteria and ACR/EULAR Definitions in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia¹, Jose Inciarte-Mundo², Andrea Cuervo³, Raquel Celis⁴, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide⁴, Raul Castellanos-Moreira⁵, Andres Ponce⁴, Jose Gómez-Puerta⁶, Raimon Sanmartí⁶ and Juan Cañete⁷, ¹Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ²Hospital Universitari Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, ³Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁷Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To compare long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes among five sets of remission criteria [four clinical and one Ultrasound (US)-based] in a cohort of RA…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Link Between Joints and Entheses in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Ultrasound Study Supporting the Synovio-entheseal Complex Theory
Gizem Ayan¹, Ilaria Tinazzi², Sibel Bakirci³, Ummugulsum Gazel⁴, Dilek Solmaz⁵, Umut Kalyoncu⁶ and Sibel Aydin⁷, ¹University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, OTTAWA, ON, Canada, ²Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Unit of Rheumatology, Negrar-Verona, VR, ITALY, Verona, Italy, ³Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Antalya, TURKEY; University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, Antalya, Turkey, ⁴University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, ottawa, Canada, ⁵Izmir Katip Celebi University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir, TURKEY, Izmir, Turkey, ⁶Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ⁷University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the link between the severity of the joint and entheses involvement in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using…
Abstract Number: 0796 • ACR Convergence 2020
Development of a Tool to Assess Synovial Tissue Infiltrates and Derive Histological Pathotype in Inflammatory Arthritis: Relationship to Clinical and Ultrasound Variables
Hayley Carr¹, Ilfita Sahbudin¹, Mark Maybury¹, Bernard Dyke², Jason Turner³, Nicola Gullick⁴, Karim Raza⁵, Dagmar Scheel-Toellner¹ and Andrew Filer¹, ¹Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom, ⁵Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Evidence suggests that histological pathotypes are linked to pathogenic mechanisms in inflammatory arthritis and may be useful as biomarkers of outcome. The frequently used…
Abstract Number: 1539 • ACR Convergence 2020
Diagnostic Value of Ultrasound Halo Count and Halo Score in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Retrospective Study from Routine Care
Juan Molina Collada¹, Julia Martínez-Barrio², Belen Serrano-Benavente¹, Isabel Castrejon Fernandez³, Liz Caballero Motta¹, Laura Trives Folguera¹ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia⁴, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Chicago, IL, ⁴CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) of temporal (TA) and axillary arteries is recommended as the first imaging modality in patients with suspected predominantly cranial giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 1919 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy & Safety of Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single Centre NHS Experience Using Imaging (Ultrasound and PET CT) as a Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool
Alwin Sebastian¹, Abdul Kayani¹, Diana Prieto-Peña², Alessandro Tomelleri³, Madeline Whitlock¹, Kornelis S. M. van der Geest⁴ and Bhaskar Dasgupta¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mid and South Essex University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend University Hospital, United Kingdom, Westcliff on sea, England, United Kingdom, ²Research 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, ³Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ), an IL-6 receptor blocker is approved to treat relapsing, refractory Giant cell arteritis (GCA) We here report our real-life clinical experience with…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dactylitis Is Associated with Greater Disease Severity, Ultrasound Synovitis, and Erosive Damage, in Very Early DMARD Naïve Psoriatic Arthritis
Sayam Dubash¹, Oras Alabas², Xabier Michelena², Gabriele De Marco³, Leticia Garcia-Montoya², Richard Wakefield², Ai Lyn Tan², Philip Helliwell⁴, Paul Emery⁵, Dennis McGonagle² and Helena Marzo-Ortega², ¹The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ²The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Treviglio, Italy, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a hallmark feature of Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), defined as a uniform swelling of a finger or toe (“sausage digit”). It is associated…
Abstract Number: 1015 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Liver Fibrosis Among Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients on Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Chou Luan Tan¹, Boon Han Ng², Noor Shahrazat Ahmad², Shahrul Aiman Soelar², Muhammad Zulhilmi Asyraf Jazlan², Mohd Ammar Dzakirin Md Mansor², Mohd Azri Mohd Suan², Kuang Kiat Kiew², Zalwani Zainuddin², Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan² and Chong Hong Lim², ¹Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, ²Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Background/Purpose: Majority of DMARDs, including methotrexate (MTX), leflunomide (LEF) and sulfasalazine (SSZ) arebelieved to be hepatotoxic, causing liver fibrosis. However, the clinical findings were inconsistent.…
Abstract Number: 1540 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between Disease Activity and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
Elías Abraham Rodríguez¹, Dionicio Ángel Galarza-Delgado², José Ramón Azpiri López³, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza⁴, Salvador Lugo Pérez³, Itzel Corina Zárate Salinas³, Paola Fernanda Frausto Lerma⁴, Alejandra Pérez Villar⁴, Mayra Alejandra Reyes Soto⁴ and Raymundo Vera⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario "José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Cardiology Service Hospital Universitario "José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) have a higher prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which is the most common cause of death in this group. Disease…
Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasound Follow-up Examination of Intima-Media-Thickness of the Temporal and Axillary Artery over Six Months in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis
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: Ultrasound (US) plays an important role in diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). To date it is unknown how intima-media-thickness (IMT) of affected arteries…
Abstract Number: 0313 • ACR Convergence 2020
Swollen Joints but Not Tender Joints Are Associated with Ultrasound Power Doppler Synovitis in Very Early DMARD Naive Psoriatic Arthritis
Sayam Dubash¹, Oras Alabas¹, Xabier Michelena¹, Leticia Garcia-Montoya¹, Gabriele De Marco², Mira Merashli³, Richard Wakefield¹, Philip Helliwell⁴, Ai Lyn Tan¹, Dennis McGonagle¹, Paul Emery⁵ and Helena Marzo-Ortega¹, ¹The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Treviglio, Italy, ³The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinical tender and swollen joint counts are used for biologic drug eligibility and clinical trial inclusion criteria. Ultrasonography (US) adds to clinical examination as…
Abstract Number: 1110 • ACR Convergence 2020
Osteoarthritis-Related Knee Inflammation Measured by Ultrasound Is Associated with Performance-Based Measures of Function
Holly Philpott¹, Trevor Birmingham², Ryan Pinto², Dominique Arsenault², Codie Primeau², Edward Vasarhelyi³, Steven MacDonald³, Brent Lanting³ and Tom Appleton⁴, ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Western University, London, Canada, ³London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada, ⁴The University of Western Ontario, LONDON, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Signs of inflammation in knee osteoarthritis (OA), including synovitis, are associated with worse clinical outcomes such as increased pain, risk of progression, and future…

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