Development and Validation of MRI Sacroiliac Joint Scoring Methods for the Semiaxial Scan Plane Corresponding to the Berlin and SPARCC MRI Scoring Methods, and of a New Global MRI Sacroiliac Joint Method.

CONCLUSION: Detection of SIJ BME in the semiaxial scan plane is feasible and reproducible. However, a slightly lower reliability of all 3 semiaxial methods supports the general practice of using the coronal scan-plane in therapeutic studies.
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Source: J Rheumatol - October 1, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hededal P, Østergaard M, Sørensen IJ, Loft AG, Hindrup JS, Thamsborg G, Asmussen K, Hendricks O, Nørregaard J, Møller JM, Jurik AG, Morsel L, Balding L, Pedersen SJ Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research