ReviewCurrent opinion in rheumatology2018
Computed tomography in axial spondyloarthritis.
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- Ultrasound of sacroiliac joints in spondyloarthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2018Pooled it
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Beyond the Sacroiliac Joints-Focus on Facet Joint Involvement.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Identifying S3 and S2 as Key Pain-Sensitive Targets in High-Frequency Ultrasound Therapy for Sacroiliitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Computed Tomography Prevalence of Cervicothoracic Endplate Junction Alterations in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- A higher body mass index and increased syndesmophytes volume are associated with facet joints ankylosis on thoracic spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- Biomechanics in the onset and severity of spondyloarthritis: a force to be reckoned with.RMD open · 2023Review
- Associations between syndesmophytes and facet joint ankylosis in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients on low-dose CT over 2 years.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Computed tomography-based assessment of radiographic progression in spine and sacroiliac joints after pregnancy in women with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Impact of age, sex, and joint form on degenerative lesions of the sacroiliac joints on CT in the normal population.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Comparative study of imaging and histology of sacroiliac joint in normal rats based on IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Tendon and ligament mechanical loading in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2020Review
- MRI compared with low-dose CT scanning in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewComputed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for imaging the spine and sacroiliac joint (SIJ). We review new insights to diagnosis and evaluation revealed by the use of CT. RECENT
findingsStudies using low-dose CT in AS to detect syndesmophytes can image the entire spine, but semiquantitative scoring of the scans by human readers decreases the reliability and validity of this method. The thoracic spine is the segment most involved with syndesmophytes. Syndesmophytes are not randomly distributed around the vertebral rim but have preferred locations, which vary with the vertebral level and may be related to biomechanics. Examination of SIJ on abdominal CT scans has found structural changes of sacroiliitis in up to 35% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The significance of monosodium urate crystal deposition in the pelvis of axial spondyloarthritis patients without coexisting gout is uncertain. SUMMARY: Low-dose CT is a promising tool in AS. Studies of biomarkers or medications and their relations with syndesmophyte progression should take the thoracic spine into account. Abdominal CT scans are useful for detecting changes related to sacroiliitis.
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