Diffusion-weighted Imaging Is a Sensitive and Specific Magnetic Resonance Sequence in the Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

CONCLUSION: DWI is informative for diagnosis of AS and nr-axSpA, and has moderate utility in assessment of disease activity or treatment response, with performance similar to that of the SPARCC MRI score.
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Source: J Rheumatol - February 15, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bradbury LA, Hollis KA, Gautier B, Shankaranarayana S, Robinson PC, Saad N, Lê Cao KA, Brown MA Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research