Quantification of Bone Marrow Edema by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Only Marginally Reflects Clinical Neck Pain Evaluation in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis.

CONCLUSION: In this small study of patients with RA and AS complaining about neck pain, BME was found in many different cervical sites, including the facet joints and the spinous processes. However, the occurrence and severity of BME did not correlate with the severity of neck pain.
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Source: J Rheumatol - October 14, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Baraliakos X, Heldmann F, Callhoff J, Suppiah R, McQueen FM, Krause D, Klink C, Schmitz-Bortz E, Igelmann M, Kalthoff L, Kiltz U, Schmuedderich A, Braun J Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research