ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2024
Development of international consensus on a standardised image acquisition protocol for diagnostic evaluation of the sacroiliac joints by MRI: an ASAS-SPARTAN collaboration.
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Abstract
backgroundA range of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI protocols are used in clinical practice but not all were specifically designed for diagnostic ascertainment. This can be confusing and no standard diagnostic SIJ MRI protocol is currently accepted worldwide.
objectiveTo develop a standardised MRI image acquisition protocol (IAP) for diagnostic ascertainment of sacroiliitis.
methods13 radiologist members of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) and the SpondyloArthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) plus two rheumatologists participated in a consensus exercise. A draft IAP was circulated with background information and online examples. Feedback on all issues was tabulated and recirculated. The remaining points of contention were resolved and the revised IAP was presented to the entire ASAS membership.
resultsA minimum four-sequence IAP is recommended for diagnostic ascertainment of sacroiliitis and its differential diagnoses meeting the following requirements. Three semicoronal sequences, parallel to the dorsal cortex of the S2 vertebral body, should include sequences sensitive for detection of (1) changes in fat signal and structural damage with T1-weighting; (2) active inflammation, being T2-weighted with fat suppression; (3) bone erosion optimally depicting the bone-cartilage interface of the articular surface and (4) a semiaxial sequence sensitive for detection of inflammation. The IAP was approved at the 2022 ASAS annual meeting with 91% of the membership in favour.
conclusionA standardised IAP for SIJ MRI for diagnostic ascertainment of sacroiliitis is recommended and should be composed of at least four sequences that include imaging in two planes and optimally visualise inflammation, structural damage and the bone-cartilage interface.
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