Added Value of Diffusion Weighted MRI in Evaluation of Sacroiliitis in Newly Diagnosed Patients of Spondyloarthropathy.

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Dec 9, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Spondyloarthropathy encompasses a group of chronic immune-mediated rheumatic inflammatory diseases characterized by axial joint inflammation, peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis and extra-articular features such as psoriasis, uveitis, inflammatory bowel disease (crohns and ulcerative colitis) \[1\].

Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) has significant social and psychiatric impacts \[2, 3\] and affects quality-of-life (4-5). Patients often experience prolonged delays in diagnosis. Early disease diagnosis is becoming more important as it will facilitate early therapeutic interventions (6)...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • All adult patients who are suspected clinically to have early spondyloarthropathy with acute sacroiliitis.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Known patients with chronic spondyloarthropathy under medical treatment.
• • Patients with previous surgical operations and metallic screws fixation at pelvic region.
• • Patients refused the examination.
• • Patients with contraindication to MRI as claustrophobia, pacemaker.