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  • Friday, Nov 15th
    1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
    15F05: Radiology Bootcamp
    Location: Room 145AB
    Moderator: Aimee Chen-Wiener, MSN, APRN – Arthritis, Autoimmune &Allergy
    Imaging
     CME 2 hours
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Time
    Musculoskeletal Imaging of Degenerative Arthropathies
    Location: Room 145AB
    Speaker: Kathleen Brindle, MD – The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
    Imaging
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    Musculoskeletal Imaging of Inflammatory Arthropathies
    Location: Room 145AB
    Speaker: Shahriar Haji-Momenian, MD – George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
    Imaging
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    Chest Imaging in Rheumatic Disease
    Location: Room 145AB
    Speaker: John Lichtenberger, MD – The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    16S06: Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
    Location: Room 150AB
    Moderator: Veena Ranganath, MD,MS – UCLA
    Imaging
     CME 1 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Eastern Time
    Methodology for Proposed ACR Guidance for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Use for Inflammatory Arthritis
    Location: Room 150AB
    Speaker: Veena Ranganath, MD,MS – UCLA
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Eastern Time
    Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Location: Room 150AB
    Speaker: Gurjit Kaeley, MBBS, RhMSUS, MRCP – UF COM-J
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of MSUS in Psoriatic Arthritis
    Location: Room 150AB
    Speaker: Catherine Bakewell, MD;RhMSUS – Intermountain Healthcare
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    Imaging of Rheumatic Diseases Poster I: Inflammatory Arthritis
    Imaging
     CME 0 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0218: Incidental Findings on Whole Body 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial Population
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Christina Costeas, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0219: Differentiation of Nail Psoriasis from Healthy Nails Using Ultrasound: A Cross-Sectional Study with a Novel Nail Matrix Measurement Technique
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ikwinder Preet Kaur, MD (she/her/hers) – Burloak Rheumatology
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0220: Ultrasound-assessed Dactylitis as a Biomarker in the Early Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Otto Olivas, MD – Hospital Fundación JIménez Díaz
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0221: The Significance of Tenderness with or Without Swelling of Finger Joints in Relation to Magnetic-resonance-imaging, Ultrasound and X-ray in Psoriatic Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ari Polachek, MD – Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0222: The Prediction of Response to Advanced Therapies on a Joint Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Interpretation of Tenderness and Doppler Ultrasound
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ricardo Sabido-Sauri, MD – University of Ottawa
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0223: A Comparative Study of Difficult-to-Treat vs Non-Difficult-to-Treat Psoriatic Arthritis for Disease Burden and Comorbidities: An Ultrasound Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ricardo Sabido-Sauri, MD – University of Ottawa
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0224: How Accurate Are Assessments by Local Radiologists of Sacroiliac Joint MRIs in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Routine Clinical Practice?- Evidence from 873 Patients in Five European Countries
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Anna EF Hadsbjerg, MD (she/her/hers) – Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, COPECARE
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0225: Prediction of Response to Therapies and Flares Based on Ultrasound Findings at Baseline in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Analysis on a Joint Level
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ummugulsum Gazel, MD – University of Ottawa
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0226: Global Ultrasound Scoring Systems for Assessing Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Peter Mandl, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0227: Active Hand Inflammation: Differing Clinical and Ultrasound Patterns in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis. A Cross-Sectional and Multicenter Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia, MD,PhD – Hospital Clínic
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0228: Do Imaging Tests Have a Role in Predicting Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis in People with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia? A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ankita Gupta, BSc,MBChB – Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0229: An Early Inflammatory Cardiac Phenotype and Association with Future Coronary Plaque Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Katherine Liao, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0230: Spine and Sacroiliac Joint Involvement in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Clinical and MRI Findings from a Population-Based Cohort Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Nora Vladimirova, MD (she/her/hers) – Rigshospitalet-Glostrup
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0231: Imaging Characteristics and Demographic Variations in Patients with Axial Spondylarthritis, Axial Psoriatic Arthritis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Related Arthritis with Axial Involvement: Insights from a Single Center at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ahlam Almarzooqi, MD – Emirates Health Services
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0232: Subjective and Objective Measures of Disease Activity in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Baseline and Follow-up After an Advanced Therapy: An Ultrasound Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sibel Aydin, MD – University of Ottawa - Ottawa
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0233: Comparisons of Ga-FAPI and FDG PET/CT with X-ray Imaging in the Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jiana Chen, BS – Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0234: MRI of Sacroiliac Joints: Is Contrast Necessary for the Detection of Sacroiliitis?
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Damira Sereda, MD – SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0235: Spine Structural Lesions in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Comparison Between Radiographic (RASSS) and Opportunistic Thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT Assessment
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Damien Loeuille, MD (he/him/his) – Phd
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Time
    16S61: Abstracts: Imaging of Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Room 145AB
    Abstract Moderator: Jean Tayar, MD,RhMSUS,FACP,FACR – The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Abstract Moderator: Eva Rottmann, DO, RhMSUS – Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates
    Imaging
     CME 0 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Eastern Time
    0849: Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Aortitis and Aneurysms Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis. Multicenter Open-label Study
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez, -None- – Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time
    0851: Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) for Psoriatic Arthritis: The Distribution of Elementary Lesions Is Influenced by Site
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Lihi Eder, MD,PhD – University of Toronto
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern Time
    0850: Assessment of Correlation Between Composite Ultrasonographic Index (ECODAS) and Disease Activity Score 28 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Komal Verma Saluja, MBBS – Government medical college Kota
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
    0852: 3-dimensional Shape Changes of the Knee over 4 Years Are Linear and Progressive but Much More Rapid in Osteoarthritic Joints: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Alan Brett, PhD – Stryker
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Eastern Time
    0853: Lung Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Sclerosis: Accuracy of B-line and Pleural Assessment
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Jesús Loarce, Sr, MD – Ramón y Cajal University Hospital
    Imaging
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Time
    0854: The OMERACT GCA Phantom Project: Validation of 3D Printed Ultrasound Training Models for Giant Cell Arteritis
    Location: Room 145AB
    Presenting Author: Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, MD – University Hospital Bonn
    Imaging
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
    17S36: The Expanding Role of Ultrasonography in Pediatric Rheumatology
    Location: Room 202AB
    Moderator: Heather Benham, RhMSUS, APRN, CPNP, DNP – Scottish RIte Hospital
    Moderator: Tracy Ting, MD,RhMSUS,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Imaging
     CME 1 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    Ultrasound as a Marker for Subclinical Disease and Prediction of JIA Flares
    Location: Room 202AB
    Speaker: Johannes Roth, MD;PhD;RhMSUS – Cantonal Hospital Luzern and Children's Hospital of Central Switzerland
    Imaging
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
    Expanding Role of Pediatric Ultrasonography for Lungs and Salivary Glands
    Location: Room 202AB
    Speaker: Patricia Vega-Fernandez, MD,RhMSUS,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    18M06: Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases
    Location: Ballroom B
    Moderator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Moderator: Christopher Palma, MD – University of Rochester
    Imaging
     CME 1 hours
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Eastern Time
    How Advanced Cardiac Imaging Has Advanced Diagnosis and Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with RA
    Location: Ballroom B
    Speaker: Joan Bathon, MD – Columbia University
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Eastern Time
    Advanced Echocardiography in the Detection of Cardiac Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
    Location: Ballroom B
    Speaker: Monica Mukherjee, MD,MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    Utilization of MRI and PET Imaging in the Detection of Cardiac Manifestations in Rheumatic Disease
    Location: Ballroom B
    Speaker: Michael Garshick, MD;MS – NYU Langone Health
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    Imaging of Rheumatic Diseases Poster II
    Imaging
     CME 0 hours
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1955: Ultrasound for Screening of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ikwinder Preet Kaur, MD (she/her/hers) – Burloak Rheumatology
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1956: Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Analysis of Nailfold Capillaries by Dermatoscopy in Rheumatology Centers
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Genessis Maldonado, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1957: Assessing Left Ventricular Hemodynamic Forces in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Pilot Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Aïcha Kante, MD, MSc – Université Paris Cité
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1958: Hemodynamic Forces: A Novel Cardiac MRI Parameter to Assess Cardiac Involvement in Sarcoidosis Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Aïcha Kante, MD, MSc – Université Paris Cité
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1959: A 3-arm, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Active Controlled, Multicentre International Study to Compare the Response of Ultrasound-assessed Synovitis to Baricitinib, Alone and Combined with Methotrexate versus Etanercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: ESPERANZA NAREDO, MD,PhD – HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMENEZ DIAZ
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1960: To Biopsy or Not to Biopsy: Imaging Features of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis of the Clavicle
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Audrea Chen, MD, MSc, FRCP (she/her/hers) – Stollery Children's Hospital
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1961: Salivary and Lacrimal Glands Ultrasonography in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Mohammadrafi Damirchi, MD – Golestan Rheumatology Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1962: Utility of 18 FDG-PET/CT Scans in the Diagnosis of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Other Medium Vessel Vasculitis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Nouran Eshak, MSc, MBBCH – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1963: Computer Vision on Standardized Smartphone Photographs as a Screening Tool for Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hand: Results from an Indian Patient Cohort
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sanat Phatak, MD – KEM Hospital Research Centre
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1964: Comparison of Knee Minimum Joint Space Width Measurements Using Deep Learning in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Kellen Mulford, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1965: Artificial Intelligence Assisted Interpretation of Lung Ultrasound Imaging for the Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Robert Fairchild, MD,PhD,RhMSUS – Stanford University
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1966: Comparison of a Dynamic Optical System with Physician Physical Assessment of PIP Joints of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Wei Tang, MD – Westchester Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1967: Advanced Imaging in the Evaluation of Lupus Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Wei Tang, MD – Westchester Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1968: Development and Validation of an Arthritis-Detection Algorithm Using Thermal Imaging in Adults and Children
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jenna Thomason, MD, MPH – University of Washington
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1969: Harmonising Consensus and Reliability Studies in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Peter Mandl, MD, PhD, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Medical University of Vienna
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1970: Validation of Handheld Ultrasound Devices for Point of Care Use in Rheumatology: Interim Analysis for Enthesitis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sibel Aydin, MD – University of Ottawa - Ottawa
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1971: Identifying Educational Opportunities Through Examination of Referrals to Rheumatology Musculoskeletal US Clinic
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Kiera Brennan, MD (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1972: Quantifying Sjogren's Disease Burden: UHFUS Evaluation of the Number and Severity of Involved Exocrine Gland
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Giovanni Fulvio, Sr, MD – University of Pisa
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1973: Radioisotopic Synoviorthesis: Factors Associated with Good Response Evaluated by Ultrasound
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Camille Bourgeois, MD – Hospital general universitario Gregorio Marañón
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1974: The Impact of Concomitant Shoulder Osteoarthritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Patricia Harkins, MD – Trinity College Dublin
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1975: Accurate Detection of Arthritis Using Hand-held Thermal Imaging and Machine Learning
    Abstract Poster Presenter: shaye Kivity, MD – Meir medical center
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1976: Artificial Intelligence Analysis of HRCT Images Reflects Pulmonary Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Enrico De Lorenzis, MD,PhD – Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1977: Three-dimensional Stereophotogrammetry Has Utility in Tracking Upper Eyelid Involvement and Overall Disease Worsening in Patients with Craniofacial Localized Scleroderma
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Tyler Cepica, BS – University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1978: Insertional and Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Have Differences in Presence of Calcifications and Neovascularization
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Andrew Smith, MS, DPT (he/him/his) – University of Delaware
    Imaging
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Time
    18M37: Engage and Solve: Pediatric Rheumatology Kahoot Game
    Location: Room 201
    Interactive Speaker: Pui Lee, MD;PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Interactive Speaker: Susan Shenoi, MS, MBBS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Imaging
     CME 0.5 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    19T09: What is the Value of Capillaroscopy in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 103AB
    Moderator: Vanessa Smith, PhD, MD – Ghent University Hospital
    Imaging
     CME 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    What is the Value of Capillaroscopy in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 103AB
    Speaker: Maurizio Cutolo, MD – University of Genova
    Speaker: Sarah Wood, BS (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Imaging