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Ankylosing spondylitis other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis.Findings on an Ultrasonography suggestive of ankylosing spondylitis include sacroiliitis and entheses.
Other imaging findings
Other imaging findings
- Findings on an Ultrasonography suggestive of ankylosing spondylitis include:[1][2][3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Klauser A, Halpern EJ, Frauscher F, Gvozdic D, Duftner C, Springer P, Schirmer M (June 2005). “Inflammatory low back pain: high negative predictive value of contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasound in the detection of inflamed sacroiliac joints”. Arthritis Rheum. 53 (3): 440–4. doi:10.1002/art.21161. PMID 15934066.
- ↑ Klauser AS, De Zordo T, Bellmann-Weiler R, Feuchtner GM, Sailer-Höck M, Sögner P, Gruber J (July 2009). “Feasibility of second-generation ultrasound contrast media in the detection of active sacroiliitis”. Arthritis Rheum. 61 (7): 909–16. doi:10.1002/art.24648. PMID 19565547.
- ↑ Klauser A, Frauscher F, Halpern EJ, Mur E, Springer P, Judmaier W, Schirmer M (April 2005). “Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema of the hands: ultrasound, color doppler ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging findings”. Arthritis Rheum. 53 (2): 226–33. doi:10.1002/art.21067. PMID 15818642.
- ↑ Gandjbakhch F, Terslev L, Joshua F, Wakefield RJ, Naredo E, D’Agostino MA (2011). “Ultrasound in the evaluation of enthesitis: status and perspectives”. Arthritis Res. Ther. 13 (6): R188. doi:10.1186/ar3516. PMC 3334637. PMID 22093457.
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