MRI in seronegative spondyloarthritis: Imaging features and differential diagnosis in the spine and sacroiliac joints

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-157

  Canella, Clarissa ^a,b,c   Schau, Bruno ^d   Ribeiro, Elisio ^e   Sbaffi, Bruna ^b,f   Marchiori, Edson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Clínicas Multi Imagem and Clínica de Diagnóstico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

^c Associação Dos Antigos Alunos Dos Padres Jesuítas   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Federal Dos Servidores Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^e Axial Centro de Imagem   (Brazil)

^f Departamento de Radiologia e Diagnostico Por Imagem   (Brazil)

Author keywords

MRI; Musculoskeletal; Spondyloarthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GADOLINIUM; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ANKYLOSING HYPEROSTOSIS; ANKYLOSIS; BONE EROSION; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTHESITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIITIS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SUBCHONDRAL SCLEROSIS; SYNDESMOPHYTE; SYNOVITIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPINE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 84871875732     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8858     Document Type: Review

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