The evidence for whole-spine MRI in the assessment of axial spondyloarthropathy

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 426-432

  Bennett, Alexander N ^a   Marzo Ortega, Helena ^b   Rehman, Amer ^c   Emery, Paul ^b   McGonagle, Dennis ^b  

^a Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c American Hospital Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Diagnosis; Management; MRI; Prognosis; Spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

BACKACHE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPINE; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77950540056     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep427     Document Type: Review

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