Radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis are not routinely distinguished in everyday clinical care: an analysis of real-world data from rheumatology practices

In conclusion, radiographs were available for slightly more than half of axSpA patients. Follow-up imaging was in frequent during rheumatology care in Germany but confirmed r-axSpA in ~ 40% of patients originally considered to have nr-axSpA. The distinction between r-axSpA and nr-axSpA may be ill-defined in routine clinical practice.
Source: Rheumatology International - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research