Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

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: 251 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Articular Cartilage of Knee and First MTP Joint Are the Preferred Sites of Urate Crystal Deposition in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Individuals
Danveer Bhadu¹, Siddharth K. Das², Urmila Dhakad³ and Archana Wakhlu⁴, ¹Rheumatology, ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, India, ²Rheumatology, Prof. and Head, Rheumatology, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, Lucknow, India, ³Rheumatology, Asst Professor, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, India, ⁴Radiology, Senior Resident, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of hyperuricemia ranges from 2.6% to 47.2% in various populations [1,2]. Ultrasound evidence of urate crystal deposition in the form of double…
Abstract Number: 179 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
3D Ultrasound Doppler Findings in Finger Tendon Sheaths of Healthy Controls
Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen¹, Søren Torp-Pedersen², Mikkel Østergaard^3,4, Esperanza Naredo⁵ and Lene Terslev⁶, ¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Diagnostics, Rigshospitalet and Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Even though Doppler ultrasound(US) is used for diagnosing inflammatory changes it is well-known that Doppler signals are seen in healthy wrist and finger joints.…
Abstract Number: 102 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Assessment of Normal Peripheral Joints: Evaluation According to Demographics Parameters
Flavia S. Machado¹, Rita N.V. Furtado¹, Rogerio D. Takahashi², Ana Leticia P. de Buosi¹ and Jamil Natour¹, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Radiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: to describe quantitative and semiquantitative joint ultrasound measurements in healthy people and compare them among different demographic parameters. Methods: Bilateral ultrasound measurement of small,…

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