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View article: Fibromyalgia in the Era of Brain PET/CT Imaging
Fibromyalgia in the Era of Brain PET/CT Imaging Open
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive disturbances. The multifactorial nature of FMS, with the involvement of central and peripheral mechanisms, ha…
View article: Pseudogout, chondrocalcinosis, CPPD et al: crystal clear… or clear as mud?–The time has come to reconsider the nomenclature of calcium pyrophosphate deposition
Pseudogout, chondrocalcinosis, CPPD et al: crystal clear… or clear as mud?–The time has come to reconsider the nomenclature of calcium pyrophosphate deposition Open
View article: Imaging of crystal-induced arthropathies in 2025
Imaging of crystal-induced arthropathies in 2025 Open
In recent years, imaging has become an essential tool in the assessment of crystal-induced arthropathies (CIAs), including gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and basic calcium phosphate crystal deposition. Advances in imaging …
View article: Core domain set for chronic and/or recurrent manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus
Core domain set for chronic and/or recurrent manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus Open
View article: Core domain set for studies of acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus
Core domain set for studies of acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis: OMERACT delphi survey to establish consensus Open
View article: Advanced imaging techniques in crystal arthritis
Advanced imaging techniques in crystal arthritis Open
Gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease are the most common causes of crystal arthritis. Identifying the pathogenic crystal deposition is the cornerstone of the diagnosis, but also prognosis and monitoring of the diseases.…
View article: Systematic literature review on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) nomenclature: condition elements and clinical states— A Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus project
Systematic literature review on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) nomenclature: condition elements and clinical states— A Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus project Open
Objectives The Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) has developed a calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) nomenclature project. This systematic literature review constituted its first step and aimed to prov…
View article: Features Associated With Different Inflammatory Phenotypes of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: A Study Using Data From the International American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Classification Criteria Cohort
Features Associated With Different Inflammatory Phenotypes of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: A Study Using Data From the International American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Classification Criteria Cohort Open
Objective The study objective was to examine the disease, demographic, and imaging features associated with different inflammatory phenotypes of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, ie, recurrent acute calcium pyrophosphate (CP…
View article: Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Formation and Deposition: Where Do we Stand and What Does the Future hold?
Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Formation and Deposition: Where Do we Stand and What Does the Future hold? Open
View article: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease Open
View article: Pharmacological Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practice-Based Review
Pharmacological Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practice-Based Review Open
View article: Efficacy of a single ultrasound-guided injection of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid combined with collagen tripeptide in patients with knee osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis
Efficacy of a single ultrasound-guided injection of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid combined with collagen tripeptide in patients with knee osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis Open
Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) often co-exist, this resulting in a clinical condition characterized by amplified inflammation and more severe and faster cartilage degeneration compared to OA al…
View article: Optimising the Use of Ultrasound in Gout: A Review from the Ground Up
Optimising the Use of Ultrasound in Gout: A Review from the Ground Up Open
The use of ultrasonography (US) has considerable potential for the diagnosis and monitoring of gout due to its capacity to detect monosodium urate deposits. In the last decade, a critical amount of scientific data has become available. Con…
View article: “Inflammatory or non-inflammatory pain in inflammatory arthritis – How to differentiate it?”
“Inflammatory or non-inflammatory pain in inflammatory arthritis – How to differentiate it?” Open
Pain is a significant issue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PSA) and can have a negative impact on patients' quality of life. Despite optimal control of inflammatory disease, residual chronic pain remains a major unme…
View article: Optimizing the Use of Ultrasound in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD): A Review from the Ground Up
Optimizing the Use of Ultrasound in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD): A Review from the Ground Up Open
Ultrasound is a pivotal exam in calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) identification. It has been demonstrated to be feasible, accurate, and reliable for CPPD diagnosis. Even if standardized definitions and a scoring system for CPPD have…
View article: Core Domain Set for Long-Term Studies of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: Omeract Delphi Survey to Establish Consensus
Core Domain Set for Long-Term Studies of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: Omeract Delphi Survey to Establish Consensus Open
View article: Diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease by ultrasonography: how many and which sites should be scanned?
Diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease by ultrasonography: how many and which sites should be scanned? Open
Objective To develop the optimal US scanning protocol for the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease. Methods In this cross-sectional study, consecutive patients with a crystal-proven diagnosis of CPPD disease…
View article: The 2023 ACR/<scp>EULAR</scp> Classification Criteria for Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
The 2023 ACR/<span>EULAR</span> Classification Criteria for Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Open
Objective Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is prevalent and has diverse presentations, but there are no validated classification criteria for this symptomatic arthritis. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and EULAR h…
View article: The 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
The 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease Open
View article: Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2023
Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2023 Open
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterised by widespread pain that affects millions of people worldwide. This article discusses various aspects of FM described in scientific papers published in 2022 and indexed in the PubMed dat…
View article: POS0084 THE NOMENCLATURE OF CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DEPOSITION (CPPD) DISEASE – RESULTS OF A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW FOR THE GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA AND CRYSTAL-ASSOCIATED DISEASE NETWORK (G-CAN) CPPD NOMENCLATURE PROJECT
POS0084 THE NOMENCLATURE OF CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DEPOSITION (CPPD) DISEASE – RESULTS OF A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW FOR THE GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA AND CRYSTAL-ASSOCIATED DISEASE NETWORK (G-CAN) CPPD NOMENCLATURE PROJECT Open
View article: POS0161 AN ULTRASOUND SCORING SYSTEM BASED ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF EROSIONS IS RELIABLE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
POS0161 AN ULTRASOUND SCORING SYSTEM BASED ON THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF EROSIONS IS RELIABLE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Open
View article: Novel insights into the management of rheumatoid arthritis: one year in review 2023
Novel insights into the management of rheumatoid arthritis: one year in review 2023 Open
New evidence from 2022 slightly changed some perspectives for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Real-world data on the efficacy and safety of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs strengthened the importance of tailoring treatment dec…
View article: Which are the most frequently involved peripheral joints in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition at imaging? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis by the OMERACT ultrasound – CPPD subgroup
Which are the most frequently involved peripheral joints in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition at imaging? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis by the OMERACT ultrasound – CPPD subgroup Open
Objectives To identify the prevalence of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) using ultrasound and conventional radiology at peripheral joints in patients with suspected or definite CPPD. Methods A systematic literature search w…
View article: Reliability and Diagnostic Accuracy of Radiography for the Diagnosis of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition: Performance of the Novel Definitions Developed by an International Multidisciplinary Working Group
Reliability and Diagnostic Accuracy of Radiography for the Diagnosis of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition: Performance of the Novel Definitions Developed by an International Multidisciplinary Working Group Open
Objective To assess the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of new radiographic imaging definitions developed by an international multidisciplinary working group for identification of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). Methods Patien…
View article: OP0168 DEVELOPMENT OF AN ULTRASOUND SCORING SYSTEM FOR CPPD EXTENT: RESULTS FROM A DELPHI PROCESS AND WEB-RELIABILITY EXERCISE BY THE OMERACT US WORKING GROUP
OP0168 DEVELOPMENT OF AN ULTRASOUND SCORING SYSTEM FOR CPPD EXTENT: RESULTS FROM A DELPHI PROCESS AND WEB-RELIABILITY EXERCISE BY THE OMERACT US WORKING GROUP Open
View article: Novel insights into the management of rheumatoid arthritis: one year in review 2022
Novel insights into the management of rheumatoid arthritis: one year in review 2022 Open
New evidence for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has emerged during the last year. Specifically, updated guidelines on pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of RA have emphasised the necessity of global patient's ca…
View article: Accuracy of synovial fluid analysis compared to histology for the identification of calcium pyrophosphate crystals: an ancillary study of the OMERACT US Working Group - CPPD subgroup
Accuracy of synovial fluid analysis compared to histology for the identification of calcium pyrophosphate crystals: an ancillary study of the OMERACT US Working Group - CPPD subgroup Open
The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of synovial fluid analysis in the identification of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals compared to microscopic analysis of joint tissues as the reference standard. This is an ancilla…
View article: The effect of novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on fibromyalgia syndrome
The effect of novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on fibromyalgia syndrome Open
The mean total and subdomain scores of all the tests were significantly higher in the patients with COVID-19, which suggests that global FM symptoms are more severe in patients with infection. Further studies of the post-COVID19 patients a…
View article: AB0629 ACCURACY OF SYNOVIAL FLUID ANALYSIS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE CRYSTALS: AN ANCILLARY STUDY OF OMERACT CRITERION VALIDITY STUDY FOR ULTRASOUND IN CPPD
AB0629 ACCURACY OF SYNOVIAL FLUID ANALYSIS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE CRYSTALS: AN ANCILLARY STUDY OF OMERACT CRITERION VALIDITY STUDY FOR ULTRASOUND IN CPPD Open