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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L Coeman, L Jans, L Van Praet, P Carron, D Elewaut, F Van den Bosch, K Verstaete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/264