ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2021
Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis: What is Relevant for Diagnosis in Daily Practice?
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical information on imaging referrals for suspected or known axial spondyloarthritis: recommendations from the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS).Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2024Guideline
- Observational
- Assessment of Anatomical Variations in the Sacroiliac Joint Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Retrospective Study of 840 Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biomarkers in axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis: from clinical signs to multi-omics integration.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Recurrent uveitis unveiling axial spondyloarthritis: is inflammatory back pain always the main road to diagnosis? A monocentric cohort.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Article
- Spondyloarthritis endgame: MRI versus BoneMRI in sacroiliitis.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- Detection of structural lesions of the sacroiliac joints in patients with spondyloarthritis: A comparison of T1-weighted 3D spoiled gradient echo MRI and MRI-based synthetic CT versus T1-weighted turbo spin echo MRI.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- Axial Spondyloarthritis and Diagnostic Challenges: Over-diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, and Under-diagnosis.Current rheumatology reports · 2023Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo explore how imaging may assist diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis in rheumatology practice. RECENT
findingsA diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis is based on pattern recognition by synthesizing clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings. In health care settings providing low threshold access to advanced imaging, sacroiliac joint MRI is the preferred imaging modality in clinically suspected axial spondyloarthritis. In daily routine, the optimum protocol to assess suspected inflammatory back pain combines sacroiliac joint and spine MRI fitting a 30-min slot. Contextual assessment of concomitant structural and active MRI lesions is key to enhance diagnostic utility. In women with postpartum back pain suggestive of axial spondyloarthritis, recent reports advocate waiting 6-12 months after delivery before acquiring sacroiliac joint MRI. Major unmet needs are consistent MRI protocols, standardized training modules on how to evaluate axial MRI, and timely dissemination of imaging advances into mainstream practice both in rheumatology and in radiology. In rheumatology practice, MRI has become indispensable to help diagnose early axial spondyloarthritis. However, major gaps in training and knowledge transfer to daily care need to be closed.
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