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Evidence of inflammation on spinal MRIs was "marginally predictive" of new syndesmophyte formation 2 years later at the vertebral sites where inflammation was observed, in a study of over 100 patients with ankylosing spondylitis. However, growth of syndesmophytes that were present at... »
Blog: Rheumatology Rewards Innovative Imaging
Rheumatology has a been a tad slower than other specialties to adopt more advanced imaging modalities, preferring to stick with ultrasound and venturing into MRI. Based on this year’s still image winner in the “Image of the Year” contest at this year’s American College of Rheumatology meeting... »
Bone Edema on MRI Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis
Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of bone edema in the wrist and metatarsophalangeal joints was an independent predictor of future development of rheumatoid arthritis in a prospective Danish study of patients with early undifferentiated arthritis. Incorporating MRI bone edema findings, together... »
Evidence of inflammation on spinal MRIs was "marginally predictive" of new syndesmophyte formation 2 years later at the vertebral sites where inflammation was observed, in a study of over 100 patients with... »
Evidence Suggests Optimal Intervals for Osteoporosis Screening
Based on available evidence, osteoporosis screening should take place at 15-year intervals for postmenopausal women who have normal bone density or mild osteopenia at their first assessment, at 5-year intervals for those who... »
DXA Reimbursement Slated to Plummet March 1
Medicare payments for the use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry are set to drop on March 1 unless Congress acts to extend the current payment rates for the screening procedure. Physicians performing dual energy x-ray... »
| Feb 28 - Mar 4 Sarasota, FL | American Medical Seminars: Rheumatology |
| Mar 21 New York, NY | New York University (NYU): Pediatric Rheumatology |
| Mar 22 - 24 New York, NY | New York University/Hospital for Joint Disease: Seminar in Advanced Rheumatology |
| Mar 28 - 31 Victoria, | Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA): Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting |
| Apr 26 - 29 Barcelona, | OsteoArthritis Research Society International (OARSI): World Congress on Osteoarthritis |
| Apr 27 - 29 Chicago, IL | American College of Rheumatology (ACR): State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium |
| Apr 27 - 28 Baltimore, MD | Johns Hopkins University (JHU): Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases |
| Apr 27 - 29 Marina del Rey, CA | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Carl M. Pearson Memorial Symposium: Frontiers of Rheumatology |
| May 1 - 4 Glasgow, | British Society for Rheumatology (BSR): Annual Conference (Rheumatology 2012) |
| May 2 - 6 Destin, FL | Congress of Clinical Rheumatology |