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  • Pediatric sacroiliitis diagnosis is challenging, requiring radiation-free imaging alternatives to CT.
  • Assessing structural damage necessitates advanced imaging techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate advanced MRI sequences (3D-MENSA, 3D-MERGE, ZTE) against conventional MRI for detecting structural sacroiliitis lesions.
  • Compare MRI performance to low-dose CT (LDCT) as the reference standard.
  • Qualitatively assess visibility of active inflammation and fat metaplasia.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 23 pediatric patients with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA).
  • Utilized pre-existing LDCT datasets as the reference standard.
  • Two blinded radiologists scored structural lesions; interobserver agreement assessed via ICC.

Main Results:

  • Advanced MRI sequences (ZTE, 3D-MENSA, 3D-MERGE) showed high agreement with LDCT for erosion detection (ICC 0.924-0.998), outperforming conventional T1-weighted MRI (ICC 0.707).
  • 3D-MENSA effectively differentiated sacroiliac joint components and visualized bone marrow edema/fat metaplasia.
  • 3D-MENSA identified active and chronic lesions in a single acquisition.

Conclusions:

  • 3D-MENSA and 3D-MERGE provide comprehensive, radiation-free evaluation of pediatric sacroiliitis structural lesions with accuracy comparable to LDCT.
  • 3D-MENSA shows potential for detecting both active and chronic lesions, suitable for routine pediatric imaging.