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Conventional Radiology in Spondyloarthritis
Alberto Bazzocchi1, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez2, Giuseppe Guglielmi3
1Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via G. C. Pupilli 1, Bologna 40136, Italy.
Abstract:
Spondyloarthritides are of a group of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, with negative rheumatoid factor, associated with the HLA-B27 gene. They comprise ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and enteropathic-related spondylitis. The presence of sacroiliitis represents the most characteristic feature of these disorders and is an important criterion in diagnosis. Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis is a new classification concept. Conventional radiography is recommended as the first imaging method to diagnose sacroiliitis and different entities and to monitor established structural changes.
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