Original Article
Update on MR imaging of spondyloarthritis. Part one: The sacro-iliac joint
Authors:
BC Vande Berg ,
Medical Imaging Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) – pôle IMAG, UCL, Brussels
P Omoumi,
Medical Imaging Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) – pôle IMAG, UCL, Brussels
A Larbi,
Medical Imaging Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) – pôle IMAG, UCL, Brussels
F Lecouvet,
Medical Imaging Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) – pôle IMAG, UCL, Brussels
J Malghem
Medical Imaging Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de recherche expérimentale et Clinique (IREC) – pôle IMAG, UCL, Brussels
Abstract
In recent years, there has been an increased trend toward the use of advanced medical imaging for the diagnosis and assessment of SpondyloArthritis (SpA) (1, 2). MRI of the sacro-iliac (SI) joints has become a key-imaging technique for the detection of early non-radiographic axial SpA and has been shown to contribute to optimized clinical decision-making (3). The current paper aims at summarizing recent advances in the understanding of the disease, the questions from the clinicians, as well MRI protocols and findings in SpA. Pitfalls and differential diagnosis for SI changes will be addressed.
How to Cite:
Berg BV, Omoumi P, Larbi A, Lecouvet F, Malghem J. Update on MR imaging of spondyloarthritis. Part one: The sacro-iliac joint. JBR-BTR. 2014;97(4):222–7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.83
Published on
01 Jul 2014.
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