Open AccessMagnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints in the early detection of spondyloarthritis: no added value of gadolinium compared with short tau inversion recovery sequence
Author(s) -
M. de Hooge,
Rosaline van den Berg,
Victoria NavarroCompán,
F. van Gaalen,
Désirée van der Heijde,
Tom W J Huizinga,
M. Reijnierse
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/ket012
Subject(s) - medicine , sacroiliitis , synovitis , magnetic resonance imaging , enthesitis , sacroiliac joint , radiology , cohort , coronal plane , axial spondyloarthritis , prospective cohort study , nuclear medicine , arthritis , surgery , psoriatic arthritis
To investigate the additional value of T1 fat-saturated after gadolinium (T1/Gd) compared with T1 and short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence in detecting active lesions of the SI joints typical of axial SpA (axSpA) in a prospective cohort study, the SpondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort, and to assess its influence on final MRI diagnosis of the SI joint (MRI-SIJ) based on the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) definition of active sacroiliitis.