Computed Tomography and MR Imaging in Spondyloarthritis

This article provides an overview of the computed tomography (CT) and MR imaging appearances suggestive of spondyloarthritis, with a specific emphasis on the MR imaging findings of vertebral and sacroiliac involvement, and presents relevant clinical features that assist early diagnosis. CT is a sens...

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Published inThe Radiologic clinics of North America Vol. 55; no. 5; p. 1009
Main Authors Leone, Antonio, Cassar-Pullicino, Victor N, D'Aprile, Paola, Nasuto, Michelangelo, Guglielmi, Giuseppe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2017
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Humans
Joints - diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Spine - diagnostic imaging
Spondylarthritis - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Reiter syndrome
CT
MR imaging
Psoriasis
Sacroiliac joints
Spine
Spondyloarthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Summary:This article provides an overview of the computed tomography (CT) and MR imaging appearances suggestive of spondyloarthritis, with a specific emphasis on the MR imaging findings of vertebral and sacroiliac involvement, and presents relevant clinical features that assist early diagnosis. CT is a sensitive imaging modality for the assessment of structural bone changes, but its clinical utility is limited. MR imaging is the modality of choice for early diagnosis, because of its ability to depict inflammation long before structural bone damage occurs, for monitoring of disease activity, and for evaluating therapeutic response.
ISSN:1557-8275
DOI:10.1016/j.rcl.2017.04.007