Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 114 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study in Childhood Arthritis: A Limited Examination
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Tracy Ting ¹, Edward Oberle ², Janet Figueroa ³, Courtney McCracken ⁴ and Johannes Roth ⁵, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ²Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, ³Emory University, Atlanta, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, ⁵Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Background/Purpose: A challenge in the management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is most of the core set of assessment measurements are subjective by nature. A…
Abstract Number: 1369 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Angiogenic Factors for Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Era of Sonographic Diagnosis and Biologic Therapy
Ji-Won Kim¹, Jin-Sun Kong ², Youngjae Park ³ and Wan-Uk Kim ³, ¹Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ²Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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
Victoria Flower¹, Shaney Barratt ², Darren Hart ³, Amanda Mackenzie ⁴, Jacqueline Shipley ³, Stephen Ward ⁴ and John Pauling ¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital of Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, England, United Kingdom, ²North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, ³Department of Clinical Measurement, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Trust, Bath, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Therapeutic Innovation & Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, England, United Kingdom
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
Sara Nysom Christiansen¹, Mikkel Østergaard ², Ole Slot ¹ and Lene Terslev ³, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Keith Colaco¹, Elsie Nguyen ², Shadi Akhtari ³, Paula Harvey ³ and Lihi Eder ⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Women’s College Hospital and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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
Ari Polachek¹, Victoria Furer ², Mirna Zureik ², Sharon Nevo ², Liran Mendel ², David Levartovsky ³, Jonathan Wollman ⁴, Valerie Aloush ⁵, Mark Berman ⁶, Ilana Kaufman ⁶, Yael Lahat ², Hagit Sarbagil-Maman ⁷, Sara Borok ⁶, Adi Broyde ⁶, Lihi Eder ⁸, Daphna Paran ¹ and Ori Elkayam ⁹, ¹Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Sourasky Medical Center, Herzelia, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, ⁶Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center, Qiryat-Ono, Israel, ⁸Women’s College Hospital and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel., Tel Aviv, Israel
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
Ulf Sundin¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga ², Øivind Skare ³, Lena Nordberg ³, Till Uhlig ⁴, Hilde Hammer ³, Désirée van der Heijde ⁵, Tore Kvien ⁴, Siri Lillegraven ⁶ and Espen Haavardsholm ⁴, ¹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology / University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway
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…
Abstract Number: 2751 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Very Low Prevalence of Ultrasound Determined Tendon Abnormalities in Healthy Subjects Throughout the Age Range: An Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound Minimal Disease Study
Jeanette Trickey¹, Ilfita Sahbudin ², Alessandra Bortoluzzi ³, ANNAMARIA IAGNOCCO ⁴, Carlos Pineda ⁵, Cesar Sifuentes-Cantú ⁶, Coziana Ciurtin ⁷, Cristina Reátegui-Sokolova ⁸, Daniela Fodor ⁹, ESPERANZA NAREDO ¹⁰, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge ¹¹, Florentin Vreju ¹², Garifallia Sakellariou ¹³, George A. W. Bruyn ¹⁴, Georgios Filippou ¹⁵, Giuliana La Paglia ⁶, Gustavo Leon ¹⁶, Hélène Gouze ¹⁷, Helen Keen ¹⁸, Hilde Hammer ¹⁹, Ilaria Tinazzi ²⁰, Irene Azzolin ⁴, Jacek Fliciński ²¹, Kei Ikeda ²², Lene Terslev ²³, Mads Ammitzball Danielsen ²⁴, Mads Nyhuus Bendix Rasch ¹¹, Marcin Milchert ²¹, Maria Stoenoiu ²⁵, Marion Kortekaas ²⁶, Marwin Gutierrez ⁵, Mihaela Maruseac ²⁷, Mohamed Mortada ²⁸, Philippe Carron ²⁹, Rositsa Karalilova ³⁰, Ruth Wittoek ³¹, Sarah Ohrndorf ³², Takeshi Suzuki ³³, Teodora Șerban ³⁴, Maria-Antonietta D’Agostino ³⁵ and Andrew Filer ³⁶, ¹Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Hereford, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ⁴Academic Rheumatology Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, TURIN, Italy, ⁵Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra”, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London London, UK, Londond, United Kingdom, ⁸Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen. EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ⁹2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, MADRID, Spain, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep Hospitals., Lelystad, Netherlands, ¹⁵University of Ferrara, Cona, Italy, ¹⁶Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Lima, Peru, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, APHP, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Bolougne Billancourt, France, ¹⁸School of Medicine and Pharmacology Fiona Stanley Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, ¹⁹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁰Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Unit of Rheumatology, Verona, Italy, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, Internal Diseases and Geriatrics; Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, ²²Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, ²³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²⁴Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²⁵Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Bruxelles, Belgium, ²⁶Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²⁷Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ²⁸Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt, Zagazig, Egypt, ²⁹Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³⁰Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital “Kaspela", Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ³¹Ghent University Hospital, Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ³²Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³³Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³⁴SC Reumatologia, Ospedale La Colletta, Genoa, Italy, ³⁵Department of Rheumatology, APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Paris, France, ³⁶Institute of Inflammation and Ageing College of Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis (TS) is a common, often clinically undetectable finding in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Recent data showed TS on ultrasound (US) has a role in…
Abstract Number: 282 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Is More Sensitive Compared to Conventional Radiography to Detect Joint Erosions in ACPA-positive Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain
Michael Ziegelasch¹, Emma Eloff ², Hilde Hammer ³, Jan Cedergren ⁴, Klara Martinsson ⁵, Åsa Reckner ⁴, Thomas Skogh ² and Alf Kastbom ², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Linkoping, Sweden, ²Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping, Sweden, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Linkoping, Sweden, ⁵Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Circulating anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly in patients with erosive disease. We previously…
Abstract Number: 2853 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Pattern of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Patients with Suspected Psoriatic Arthritis and Their Correlation with Physical Examination and Ultrasound
Samantha Sarabia ¹, Chandra Farrer ², Jensen Yeung ³, Richard Cook ⁴, Ker-Ai Lee ⁵, Dana Jerome ³ and Lihi Eder⁶, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ⁴University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ⁵University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ⁶Women’s College Hospital and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited information about the constellation of musculoskeletal symptoms experienced by patients with early psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study aims to describe the…
Abstract Number: 286 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Imaging Neoangiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis (INIRA): Whole-Body Synovial Uptake of a 99mTc-Labelled RGD Peptide Is Highly Correlated with Power Doppler Ultrasound
Laura Attipoe¹, Toby Garrood ², Sujith Subesinghe ², Maria Opena ², Cristina Blanco-Gil ², Mark Rosser ³, Gary Cook ⁴ and Andrew Cope ⁵, ¹Rheumatology Dept, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Dept, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Serac Life Sciences, Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Nuclear Medicine Dept, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Academic Rheumatology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Power doppler ultrasound (PDUS) is superior to clinical examination in the detection of synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although dynamic and cheap…
Abstract Number: 287 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Achilles Enthesis in Inflammatory and Non-inflammatory Processes: A Systematic Review
Nancy Desai¹, Justin Bucci ¹ and Eugene Kissin ², ¹Boston Medical Center, Boston, ²Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) evaluation of the Achilles tendon has been utilized to assess involvement at the entheses in the setting various inflammatory, metabolic and mechanical…
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
Nasha Nensey¹ and Sobia Hassan ¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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?
Marie Moly¹, Cédric Lukas ², Jacques Morel ¹, Bernard Combe ³ and Gaël Mouterde ⁴, ¹CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ²Rheumatology department, CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³CHU Montpellier, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ⁴CHU Montpellier and Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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
Diana Vossen ¹, Valentin Schaefer², Florian Recker ³, Isabelle Geffken ⁴, Eva Matuschek ⁵ and Wolfgang Hartung ⁶, ¹Departement for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Meerbusch, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Meerbusch, Germany, ²Medical Clinic III , Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³1. Medical Clinic III , Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn and 2. Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Departement for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department for Internal Medicine, Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus Wesseling, bonn, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology und clinical Immunology, Asklepios Klinik, 93077 Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany
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…

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