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ArticleTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2022

MRI lesions in SpA: a comparison with noninflammatory back pain using propensity score adjustment method.

Ho Yin Chung, Jin Xian Huang, Kam Ho Lee, Helen Hoi Lun Tsang, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan

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Ho Yin ChungDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-1346
Jin Xian HuangDivision of Rheumatology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Kam Ho LeeDepartment of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Helen Hoi Lun TsangDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chak Sing LauDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Shirley Chiu Wai ChanDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-0676

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Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is important in the management of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). However, many MRI lesions are not exclusive to axial SpA. Further characterization of these lesions may lead to better clinical decisions. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the frequency of individual spinal MRI lesions between axial SpA and noninflammatory back pain. The factors associated with individual lesions in participants with axial SpA were also determined. Design: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Methods: MRI lesions in 447 participants with axial SpA and 122 participants with noninflammatory back pain were compared using the propensity score adjustment method. Individual lesions included discovertebral lesions (DVL), Modic type 1 lesions, DVL without Modic type 1 lesions, facet joint lesions, costovertebral joint lesions, corner inflammatory lesions (CIL), and fatty corner lesions (FCL). The factors associated with the lesions were determined using regression analyses. Results: Among participants with axial SpA, 81.9% were HLA-B27-positive, 55.0% had radiographic axial SpA, and 60.5% had radiographic features of spinal damage (mSASSS >2). Almost half (48.6% in axial SpA Conclusion: MRI lesions including DVL without Modic type 1, costovertebral joint lesions, CIL, and FCL were more specific in axial SpA.

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magnetic resonance imagingspondyloarthritis

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