Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 0223 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Comparative Study of Difficult-to-Treat vs Non-Difficult-to-Treat Psoriatic Arthritis for Disease Burden and Comorbidities: An Ultrasound Study
Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth¹ and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the era of several advanced therapies and an increased number of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have been failed by multiple treatment…
Abstract Number: 0853 • ACR Convergence 2024
Lung Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Sclerosis: Accuracy of B-line and Pleural Assessment
Jesús Loarce¹, Ana García de Vicente¹, Javier Arechavala Hita¹, Carlos de La Puente Bujidos¹, Juan Rigual¹, Francisco Javier Bachiller Corral² and Mónica Vázquez Díaz¹, ¹Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent and severe complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although computerized tomography (CT) is considered…
Abstract Number: 1432 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diagnostic Performance of Mayor Salivary Gland Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome in Routine Clinical Practice
Carmen Raya-Santos¹, José Miguel Senabre², José Antonio Bernal³, Rocío Gallego Campuzano⁴, Lara Pons-Canet², Ana Pons-Bas², Juan Carlos Cortes⁴, Gregorio Santos-Soler⁵ and José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar⁶, ¹Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ²Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ³Hospital Marina Baixa (Villajoyosa), Alicante, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Background/Purpose: Major salivary glands ultrasound (SGU) is a promising tool in the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome (SS) and has demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity in…
Abstract Number: 1970 • ACR Convergence 2024
Validation of Handheld Ultrasound Devices for Point of Care Use in Rheumatology: Interim Analysis for Enthesitis
Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz¹, Ummugulsum Gazel², Suharsh Shah³, Marie Maguin⁴, Rohan Apurva Machhar⁵, Lihi Eder⁶, Gurjit Kaeley⁷ and Sibel Aydin⁸, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Montreal, QC, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Novartis, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁸University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has experienced a rapid evolution in rheumatology. Despite many advantages being repeatedly shown, several barriers persist, equipment cost being an important one.…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prediction of Response to Therapies and Flares Based on Ultrasound Findings at Baseline in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Analysis on a Joint Level
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth¹ and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It is not clear how to interpret when the ultrasound and physical examination do not agree on a joint level. In this study, we…
Abstract Number: 0854 • ACR Convergence 2024
The OMERACT GCA Phantom Project: Validation of 3D Printed Ultrasound Training Models for Giant Cell Arteritis
Valentin Sebastian Schäfer¹, Tobias Schremmer², Florian Recker³, Wolfgang Hartung⁴, Christina Duftner⁵, Sara Monti⁶, Alojzija Hocevar⁷, Rositsa Karalilova⁸, Annamaria Iagnocco⁹, pierluigi macchioni¹⁰, Giuseppe Antonio Germano¹¹, ESPERANZA NAREDO¹², Eugenio De Miguel¹³, Luca Seitz¹⁴, Thomas Daikeler¹⁵, Dennis Boumans¹⁶, Chetan Mukhtyar¹⁷, Kate Smith¹⁸, Richard Wakefield¹⁸, Andreas Diamantopoulos¹⁹, Stavros Chrysidis²⁰, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen²¹, Kresten Keller²², Uffe Moller Dohn²³, Lene Terslev²⁴, Marcin Milchert²⁵, Wolfgang Schmidt²⁶, George A. W. Bruyn²⁷, Aaron Juche²⁸ and Christian Dejaco²⁹, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 53127 Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Helios Klinikum Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, Bonn, Germany, ³Department for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Asklepios Clinic, Tegernheim, Germany, ⁵Medical University Innsbruck/Tirol Kliniken GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁶IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ⁷University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ⁸Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁹University of Turin, Italy, Roma, Italy, ¹⁰SERVIZIO REUMATOLOGIA IRCCS REGGIO EMILIA, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit- Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova Reggio Emilia-Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹²Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Inselspital, Liebefeld, Switzerland, ¹⁵university hospital, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁶Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (Hospital Group Twente), Borne, Netherlands, ¹⁷Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom, ¹⁸NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK., Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Vejle, Denmark, ²²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²³Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ²⁴Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Clinical Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland., Szczecin, Poland, ²⁶Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²⁷Reumakliniek Lelystad, Loenga, Netherlands, ²⁸Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ²⁹Azienda Sanitaria Alto Adige, Brunico, Italy
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography has been validated as a diagnostic tool for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Due to the urgent need for glucocorticoid treatment in acute GCA…
Abstract Number: 1433 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Contextual Factors with Sonographic Inflammatory and Structural Phenotypes in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Andre Lucas Ribeiro¹, Sydney Thib², Kangping Cui³, Sahil Koppikar⁴ and Lihi Eder⁵, ¹Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ²Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ³Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Gravenhurst, ON, Canada, ⁴Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is a valuable tool for enhancing disease activity assessment in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by providing detailed visualization of both inflammatory and structural…
Abstract Number: 1971 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identifying Educational Opportunities Through Examination of Referrals to Rheumatology Musculoskeletal US Clinic
Kiera Brennan¹, Hillary Weisleder², Anna Lichtiger¹, Melissa Fazzari¹ and Shereen Mahmood¹, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Montefiore Einstein, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in rheumatology has gained popularity in practice, due to its efficiency in testing joint and soft tissue spaces while remaining non-invasive…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2024
Active Hand Inflammation: Differing Clinical and Ultrasound Patterns in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis. A Cross-Sectional and Multicenter Study
Julio Ramírez¹, Vicenç Torrente-Segarra², Andrea Cuervo³, Mireia Moreno⁴, Ana Belén Azuaga¹, Lourdes Mateo⁵, Beatriz Frade-Sosa⁶, Andrea Zacarias¹, Noemí Busquets Pérez⁷, Susana Holgado⁸, Paula Estrada-Alarcón⁹, Delia Reina¹⁰, Juan José De Agustín¹¹, Carme Moragues¹², María Bonet¹³, Sandra Farietta¹, Patricia Corzo¹, Andrés Ponce¹⁴, Virginia Ruiz Esquide¹, Lucia Alascio¹ and Juan Cañete¹⁵, and ECOCAT group, ¹Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Comarcal Alt Penedès-Garraf, Vilafranca, Spain, ³Hospital General Granollers, Granollers, Spain, ⁴Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ⁵Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷HOSP. GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS, GRANOLLERS, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁹Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Moises Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Image and Technics Unit, Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Hospital Alt Penedés i Garraf, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Clinic an IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The ultrasound (US) finding of proliferative synovitis (PS) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), is associated with ACPA, erosions and changes in therapy [1]. However, no…
Abstract Number: 1083 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparison of a Handheld Ultrasound Device with Cart-Based Ultrasound for the Assessment of Gout Lesions in People with Established Gout
Rachel Murdoch¹, Lene Terslev², Julia Martin³, Borislav Mihov¹, Gregory Gamble¹, Søren Torp-Pedersen⁴, Anne Horne¹ and Nicola Dalbeth¹, ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound is frequently used in rheumatology practice to assist with the diagnosis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. In patients with gout, it allows visualization…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2024
Is the Remission Achieved with Asdas, Basdaı a Real Remission? Should Ultrasound Be Added to the Parameters?
Emrah Koç¹, Burak Okyar², Sibel Bakırcı³, suade Özlem Badak², Ali Nail Demir⁴, İsmail Uçar⁴, Gökhan Sargın⁵, Servet Yüce⁶ and Emine Duygu Ersözlü¹, ¹Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey, ²Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, ³Antalya training and research hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ⁴Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey, ⁵Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey, ⁶Şırnak Provincial Health Directorate Public Health Department, Şırnak, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate changes in enthesis areas in ankylosing spondylitis patients in remission for at least six months, using either NSAIDs or…
Abstract Number: 1972 • ACR Convergence 2024
Quantifying Sjogren’s Disease Burden: UHFUS Evaluation of the Number and Severity of Involved Exocrine Gland
Giovanni Fulvio¹, Rossana Izzetti², Valentina Donati³, Caterina Porciani⁴, Silvia Fonzetti¹, Gaetano La Rocca¹, Inmaculada Conception Navarro García¹, Francesco Ferro⁵, Chiara Baldini¹ and Marta Mosca¹, ¹University of Pisa, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ²University of Pisa, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine - Unit of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Pisa, ³Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Unit of Pathological Anatomy 2, Pisa, Italy, ⁴University of Pisa, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Immmunology and Allergology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Ultra-high frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) has emerged as a promising tool for evaluating small superficial exocrine glands including lachrymal (LGs) and labial salivary glands (LSGs)…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Imaging Tests Have a Role in Predicting Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis in People with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia? A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Ankita Gupta¹, Sulaiman Anis² and Paola de Pablo², ¹Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) has been associated with an increased risk of developing inflammatory arthritis (IA). Subclinical inflammation on imaging tests may help to…
Abstract Number: 1088 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prospective Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerosis, Urate Deposits and Inflammation After One Year of Treatment in Newly Diagnosed Gout
Cristina Rodríguez Alvear, Agustín Martínez Sanchís, Irene Calabuig Sais and Mariano Andrés, Rheumatology section, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Carotid atherosclerosis is prevalent in patients with gout. A prior cross-sectional study at our hospital demonstrated an association between tophi and positive Power Doppler…
Abstract Number: 1486 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Carotid Ultrasonography Is Useful for the Re-stratification of Cardiovascular Risk Determined by Score2
Cristina Corrales Selaya¹, Carmen Bejerano², Carmen Secada Gómez³, Virginia Portilla-González⁴, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁵, Victor Manuel Martinez Taboada⁶, Leyre Riancho⁷ and alfonso Corrales-Martínez⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital. IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Immunopathology group, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ⁶Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁷Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk compared to the general population. Although SCORE2 (systematic coronary risk evaluation 2) has…

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