Response to: 'Correspondence on 'Which factors are associated with bone marrow oedema suspicious of axial spondyloarthritis as detected by MRI in the sacroiliac joints and the spine in the general population? by Su et al

We would like to thank our colleagues from Taiwan for their interest in our work and their comments.1 The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) cohort is a population-based epidemiological study which was designed to investigate common risk factors, subclinical disorders and manifest diseases with no interest in one specific disease but rather in data relevant for the prevalence and incidence of common diseases and their risk factors. Importantly, this was the first population-based cohort study worldwide which included whole-body MRI, which raised our interest many years ago. We appreciate the comments of our colleagues from Taiwan on potentially better methods to assess MRI lesions suggestive of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). In general, we agree that the STIR sequence, in combination with a T1-weighted sequence, is currently the best method to identify axSpA-related lesions in sacroiliac joints (SIJs)2 and the spine. As a matter of fact,...
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: ARD Correspondence response Source Type: research