Abstract Number: 0307 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reduction in Structural Damage Progression and Improvement in Clinical Response with Abatacept Treatment in Patients with ACPA+, Early RA: Results from a Post Hoc Analysis of the AVERT-2 Study by Baseline Erosion Scores
Background/Purpose: Presence of structural damage is an important risk factor for further damage progression over time in RA. Inhibition of damage progression is a key…Abstract Number: 0383 • ACR Convergence 2022
Analysis of the Performance of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for the Detection of Radiographic Sacroiliitis in an Independent Cohort of axSpA Patients Including Both Nr-axSpA and r-axSpA
Background/Purpose: Conventional radiography of the sacroiliac joints is the first imaging method if axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is suspected. The presence of definite radiographic sacroiliitis is…Abstract Number: 0396 • ACR Convergence 2022
Validity of Syndesmophyte Detection on Low Dose Computed Tomography in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Low-dose Computed Tomography (ldCT), assessed with the CT syndesmophyte score (CTSS) in the whole spine, has been shown to detect more progression in the…Abstract Number: 0857 • ACR Convergence 2022
Consensus-Driven Definition for Unequivocal Sacroiliitis on Radiographs for Classification in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Radiographs are neither sensitive nor reliable in assessment of axial disease in juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA). However, they are still performed in some areas due…Abstract Number: 0972 • ACR Convergence 2022
Automated Joint Space Width Measurement for Hand Osteoarthritis: A Deep Learning Approach
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) can be assessed visually through radiographs using Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) system. However, the KL grading system is not fully objective…Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increasing the Proficiency for Scoring Sacroiliac Joint Radiographs According to the Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis by Using an Online Real-time Iterative Calibration (RETIC) Module
Background/Purpose: Radiographic assessment of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) according to the modified New York (mNY) criteria is essential in the classification of ankylosing spondylitis, but…Abstract Number: 1255 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatologists Overcall Sacroiliitis on X-ray and MRI in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients: Data from the BelGian Inflammatory Arthritis and SpoNdylitis cohorT (Be-GIANT)
Background/Purpose: To investigate (1) agreement between local and central reading of sacroiliac joint images (X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) from axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) patients,…Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics of Sacroiliac Joint in Patient with Skin Psoriasis, Without Rheumatological Manifestations: A Controlled Study Using CT Scan
Background/Purpose: Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) is an inflammatory disorder that could be associated with rheumatological manifestations defining Psoriatic arthritis. Moreover, recent studies showed that the presence…Abstract Number: 1801 • ACR Convergence 2022
High Frequency of Structural Damage in the Lower Spine of Patients with Chondrocalcinosis
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD, chondrocalcinosis) is known to affect fibrocartilaginous tissue in the large and smaller peripheral joints. The affection of…Abstract Number: 1825 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vascular Calcifications Adjacent to the Involved Joint of Patients Diagnosed with Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Arthritis – a Retrospective Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown an association between chondrocalcinosis (CC) and vascular calcifications. In this study, we aimed to assess the presence of vascular calcifications…Abstract Number: 1901 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Does Radiographic Minimum JSW Actually Measure? Comparison of Radiographic and MRI Measures Using Data from the OAI
Background/Purpose: Change in radiographic joint space width (JSW) is used as a surrogate for cartilage loss and recognized by regulatory bodies as a measure of…Abstract Number: 2011 • ACR Convergence 2022
More Meticulously Following Treat-to-target in RA Does Not Lead to Less Radiographic Progression: A Longitudinal Analysis in BIODAM
Background/Purpose: A Treat-to-Target approach (T2T) is broadly considered to lead to better clinical outcomes and recommended in patients with RA. However, very few studies have…Abstract Number: 2255 • ACR Convergence 2022
Do Fatty Lesions Explain the Association Between Inflammation and New Syndesmophytes in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Background/Purpose: Presence of vertebral corner inflammation (VCI) increases the likelihood of a new syndesmophyte in the same vertebral corner (VC) in patients with r-axSpA. It…Abstract Number: 1330 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Guselkumab (TREMFYA®), a Selective IL-23p19 Inhibitor, on Axial-Related Endpoints in Patients with Active PsA: Results from a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Through 2 Years
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS), a selective IL-23p19 inhibitor, resulted in greater mean improvements in BASDAI scores vs placebo (PBO) at W24 among patients (pts) with active…Abstract Number: 1582 • ACR Convergence 2021
Diagnostic Accuracy and Reliability of Conventional Radiography of the Knee in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease by Using New Definitions: An Ancillary Study of the OMERACT Ultrasound – CPPD Group
Background/Purpose: Conventional Radiography (CR) has been widely used in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) and is considered an important tool for the diagnosis. However, there…