Abstract Number: 063 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Assessment in Pediatric Knee Hypermobility
Background/Purpose: While musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) use in pediatric rheumatology is becoming more common, the majority of pediatric MSUS literature continues to focus on ultrasound findings…Abstract Number: 288 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Evaluating the Performance of a Single-site Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic Associated with an Academic Rheumatology Practice: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Impact on Patient Care and Survey of Patient and Physician Satisfaction
Background/Purpose: Growing utilization of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) for the management of rheumatologic disorders has led to integration of dedicated MSUS clinics in many rheumatology practices.…Abstract Number: 290 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
In Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Considered in Remission by Their Rheumatologist, Can Discordance in Disease Activity Assessment Between Patient and Rheumatologist Be Explained by Residual Inflammation as Measured by Ultrasonographic Examination?
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous disease and its assessment is sometimes difficult. Perception of disease activity by patient and physician is frequently discordant…Abstract Number: 296 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Elbow Arthritis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Ultrasound Study
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an important imaging method in the diagnosis of arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence of elbow joint arthritis in RA…Abstract Number: 299 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Definition of New Ultrasound Enthesophytes Score: Application in a Consecutive Series of IBD Patients
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have developed criteria for US definition of entheseal abnormalities (1), however no actual scores are available to determine the extension and severity…Abstract Number: 301 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
PANLAR Ultrasound Study Group Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in the Management of Patients with Gout
Background/Purpose: Gout is a metabolic disease caused by deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) monohydrate crystals in different tissues. Imaging may be useful to evaluate the…Abstract Number: 344 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with the Disappearance of Calcifications Following Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Lavage of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is a common condition causing up to 20% of the painful shoulder. Ultrasound guided percutaneous lavage (UGPL) is indicated after…Abstract Number: 1225 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Limits of Detection of Monosodium Urate Crystals in Synovial Fluid by Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: To evaluate limits of detection of ultrasound to detect monosodium urate crystals suspended in synovial fluid.Methods: Serial dilutions were made mixing liquid tophus aspirated…Abstract Number: 1359 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies and Surgical Synovial Biopsies in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Synovial biopsy is often performed when other methods of evaluation prove non-diagnostic in the assessment of persistent joint synovitis, whether in the setting of…Abstract Number: 1369 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Angiogenic Factors for Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Era of Sonographic Diagnosis and Biologic Therapy
Background/Purpose: Previously, we demonstrated the direct pro-inflammatory role of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the placenta growth factor (PlGF), and angiogenic factors in…Abstract Number: 1631 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Repeatability and Convergent Validity with Dermal Collagen of High Frequency Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: There have been a number of recent negative clinical trials of SSc utilising the modified Rodnan Skin Score. High Frequency Ultrasound (HFUS) allows objective…Abstract Number: 1855 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Evaluating the OMERACT Definitions of Ultrasound Gout Structural Lesions in the Diagnosis of Gout
Background/Purpose: To evaluate ultrasound (US) as a diagnostic tool for gout with positive urate crystal microscopy as the gold standard, using the OMERACT US working…Abstract Number: 279 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Carotid Ultrasound and Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: The value of non-invasive vascular imaging for cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases is unclear. Measures of atherosclerosis including coronary…Abstract Number: 2472 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Role of Ultrasound for the Assessment of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Fibromyalgia – Interim Analysis
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease. More than 20% of patients with PsA patients suffer from fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome characterized by…Abstract Number: 280 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound versus Conventional Treat-To-Target Strategies in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Outcome Data from a 2-year Randomized Controlled Strategy Trial
Background/Purpose: It has been debated whether treatment outcomes in early RA would be improved by targeting imaging remission, assessed by ultrasound or MRI, in addition…
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