Abstracts tagged "Ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance of Artificial Intelligence-Based Salivary Gland Ultrasound in Sjögren Syndrome
Otto Olivas¹, Mónica García-Sevilla², Lucía Cubero², Javier Pascau² and Esperanza Naredo³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Bioengineering, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganes, Madrid, Spain and Health Research Institute Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Spain
Background/Purpose: To develop a deep learning model for classifying ultrasound images of salivary glands (SG) [parotid (PG) and submandibular (SMG)] based on the Outcome Measures…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diagnostic Delay in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Impact on Radiographic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 100,066 Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Menat Alla Ayman Ali Mahdy², Bassant Elaraby Elsayed Badwy², Maryam Lasheen³, Omar Sameh Nabil El Sedafy¹, Hadeer Hafez⁴ and Mohamed Reda Awad⁵, ¹Misr University For Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Misr University For Science and Technology, Nasr City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ³Misr University For Science and Technology, Helwan, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ⁴⁶th October University, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁵Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Timely diagnosis is the cornerstone of effective rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, with early treatment shown to significantly improve outcomes through a treat-to-target strategy. While…
Abstract Number: 0422 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Outcomes of Ultrasound Guidance for Corticosteroid Injections of the Ankle and Midfoot Joints and Tendon Sheaths in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Rina Ferguson¹, Xing Wang², Erin Balay-Dustrude³, Ramesh Iyer³, Natalie Rosenwasser¹, Susan Shenoi⁴ and Yongdong (Dan) Zhao⁵, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Mercer Island, WA, ⁵Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular corticosteroid injections (IACI) are used to treat active ankle or midfoot inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Ultrasound (US) can help identify the…
Abstract Number: 2551 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrating Advanced Practice Providers into a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic: Enhancing Patient Access and Procedural Expertise
Christopher Estes¹, Janeth Yinh¹, Mark Matza¹, Marcy Bolster² and Minna Kohler³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) use among Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) is expanding across health care, yet formal rheumatology-specific POCUS training remains limited. Existing POCUS curricula…
Abstract Number: 1961 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Utility and Patient Experience of Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Biopsy in Refractory Arthritis: A Case Series from a Secondary Care Center
Maria Beatriz Paredes Romero¹, Elisabet Castañeda Estévez², Martina Steiner³, Marco Algarra- San José³, Ana Valeria Acosta³, Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez⁴, Isabel De la Cámara³, Ana Victoria Esteban Vázquez⁵, Patricia Richi³, Maria Liz Romero-Bogado³, Laura Trives⁵, Cristina Vergara-Dangond⁴, Jorge palomar-Ramos³ and Santiago Muñoz⁵, ¹Infanta Sofía University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ³Infanta Sofía University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, San Sebastian de Los Reyes, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía;Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports. Department of Medicine; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Diagnosing arthritis remains challenging in a subset of patients despite advances in imaging, serological markers, and clinical scoring systems. Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy (USG-SB) stands…
Abstract Number: 1293 • ACR Convergence 2025
Synovitis and periarticular soft tissues abnormalities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: an ultrasonography study
Marianna Freire¹, Jean Paulo Veronese de Souza¹, Ana Renata Oliveira¹, Renata Kobayasi², Vitor Paula³, Clovis Artur Silva⁴ and Lucia Maria Campos⁵, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Centro de Desenvolvimento de Educação Médica do Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Pediatric Radiology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal (MSK) involvement occurs in up to 70% of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). MSK ultrasound (US) has emerged as a tool with greater…
Abstract Number: 0391 • ACR Convergence 2025
Which score fits best? Correlation of clinical indices of Disease Activity and Ultrasound findings in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis during Transitional Care
Andrea Pilato¹, Giusyda Tarantino², Maria Isabella Petrone², Angela Aquilani², Emiliano Marasco², Rebecca Nicolai², Fabrizio De Benedetti³, Roberto Giacomelli⁴, Luca Navarini¹ and Silvia Magni-Manzoni², ¹University of Rome Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy, ²Bambino Gesù IRCCS Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy, ³Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁴i) Clinical and Research Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Biomedico; ii) Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome "Campus Bio-Medico", Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Monitoring disease activity is a crucial aspect of the treat to target paradigm in the management of rheumatic diseases. There are no standardized protocols…
Abstract Number: 2550 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a ‘Training Toolkit’ to Support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) Entry into a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Subspecialty Clinic
Christopher Estes¹, Janeth Yinh¹, Mark Matza², Marcy Bolster³ and Minna Kohler⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The integration of advanced practice providers (APPs) into rheumatology practice may help address increasing demand and long wait times.1 However, outcome data on APP…
Abstract Number: 1960 • ACR Convergence 2025
Item Response Theory to Develop an Ultrasound Composite Score for Knee Osteoarthritis Assessment
Liubov Arbeeva¹, Carolina Alvarez², Jonathan Samuels³, Janice Lin⁴, Minna Kohler⁵, Catherine Bakewell⁶, Todd Schwartz⁷ and Amanda Nelson⁸, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ⁴Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁸University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Semi-quantitative scoring systems have long been used for radiographic findings in osteoarthritis (OA), but limited work has utilized ultrasound (US). The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 1246 • ACR Convergence 2025
Myo Vs. Myo-fascial Injection for Myofascial Trigger Points. Is There Really a Difference? A Randomized Controlled Trial
seda yildiz¹, bugra ince¹ and Halil ibrahim candal², ¹izmir sehir hastanesi, izmir, Turkey, ²ızmir sehir hastanesi, izmir
Background/Purpose: Experimental and clinical studies suggest that fascial structures play a critical role in the pathogenesis and pain mechanisms of myofascial pain syndrome (MTrP). It…
Abstract Number: 0385 • ACR Convergence 2025
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Enhances Patient Insight and Clinical Decisions: A Multi-Center Study
Simran Nimal¹, Meridith Balbach², Aslam Fawad¹, Midori Nishio³ and Erin Chew², ¹Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³John Muir Specialty Medical Group, Lafayette, CA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) is a valuable tool for early detection and management of inflammatory arthritis.(1) Although integrated into rheumatology guidelines, training programs, and classification…
Abstract Number: 2544 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diagnostic value of vein wall thickness measurement for patients with suspected Behçet syndrome
ruken Alcin Bayraktar¹, Yasemin Kayadibi², Aysenur Kahveci², Sinem Nihal Esatoglu³, Ibrahim Adaletli², Yesim Ozguler³, Melike Melikoglu³ and Gulen Hatemi³, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Several studies have demonstrated increased venous wall thickness (VWT) in patients with Behçet’s syndrome (BS) compared to healthy and diseased control groups. Ultrasonographic measurement…
Abstract Number: 1959 • ACR Convergence 2025
The development and validation of a Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Score (DUET) for Psoriatic Arthritis
Lihi Eder¹, Ricardo Acayaba de Toledo², Catherine Bakewell³, Philippe Carron⁴, Basant Elnady⁵, Amir Haddad⁶, Arthur Kavanaugh⁷, Fahmeen J. Afgani⁸, Arnon Katz⁹, Minna Kohler¹⁰, josefina marin¹¹, Nam Nguyen¹², Adrien NZEUSSEU TOUKAP¹³, Ari Polachek¹⁴, Ernesto Rodriguez¹⁵, Marcos Rosemffet¹⁶, Abha Singh¹⁷, Maria S. Stoenoiu¹⁸, Agnes Szentpetery¹⁹, Iliara Tinazzi²⁰, Janeth Yinh²¹, Mu Yang²², Richard Cook²², Gurjit Kaeley²³ and Sibel Aydin²⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Centro Integrado de Pesquisas (CIP) do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ³Intermountain Healthcare Medical Group, Salt Lake City, ⁴Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Research Centre at Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, ⁶Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁷University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, ⁸Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁹GRAPPA, Seattle, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹²University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ¹³Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, St.-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium, ¹⁴Rheumatology Institute of Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel, ¹⁵Florida Medical Clinic, Tampa, ¹⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ¹⁷Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹⁸Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁹Uppsala University Hospital, Djursholm, Sweden, ²⁰Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Verona, Italy, ²¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ²³UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²⁴Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a key lesion in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) study aimed to develop and validate a novel sonographic…
Abstract Number: 1204 • ACR Convergence 2025
Validity and reliability of a new ultrasound-based semiquantitative echogenicity grading scale for myositis.
Takeshi Yoshida¹, Didem Saygin² and Jemima Albayda³, ¹Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The Heckmatt grading scale has been widely used as a semiquantitative assessment method for grading muscle echo intensity (EI) on ultrasound; however, this was…
Abstract Number: 0342 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparison of Cortical Backscatter Ultrasound, Reference-Point Indentation and Bone Mineral Density in Discriminating Prevalent Fragility Fractures in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Study
Edgar Wiebe¹, Benjamin Kuntz², Angela Galindo Santos³, Zhivana Boyadzhieva³, Sandra Hermann¹, Burkhard Muche², Andriko Palmowski², Gerhard Krönke⁴, Ralf Schmidmaier⁵, Kay Raum³ and FRANK BUTTGEREIT⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Klinikum der Universität München, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, München, Bayern, Germany, ⁶Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMDs) are at elevated risk for osteoporotic fragility fractures. Standard assessment via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) does…

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