Active and structural lesions of the sacro-iliac joints in spondyloarthritis
MRI gains importance in early diagnosis of spondyloarthritis as it detects active inflammatory and structural lesions well before radiographic changes become evident. A ‘positive’ MRI with bone marrow oedema of the sacro-iliac joint is a key criterion in current disease classification systems.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2013-05-01
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Series: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology |
Online Access: | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/264 |