Clin Radiol. 2015 Jan;701:62-6. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.09.015. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Ankylosing spondylitis: correlations between clinical and MRI indices of sacroiliitis activity.

Zhang P1Yu K2Guo R1Shah S1Morelli JN3Runge VA4Li X5.

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Abstract

AIM:

To analyse the correlations between clinical and MRI sacroiliitis activity indices in ankylosing spondylitis AS.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Sixteen normal volunteers and 52 patients were enrolled. The clinical AS activity indices included the BathAnkylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index BASDAI score, serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. TheMRI sacroiliitis activity indices included apparent diffusion coefficient ADC values of bone and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada SPARCC score.

RESULTS:

The mean SPARCC score of the control group was 0 and of the AS group was 9.9 ± 9.1 range 0-36. The mean ADC value of the AS group was statistically significantly higher than that of the control group 49.7 ± 20.2 × 10-5mm2/s versus 38.9 ± 5.3 × 10-5mm2/s, p < 0.05. The BASDAI score showed a statistically significant correlation with the SPARCC score r = 0.685, p < 0.05 and with ADC values r = 0.329, p < 0.05. ADC values correlated with the SPARCC score r = 0.390, p < 0.05.

CONCLUSION:

ADC values and the SPARCC index may be useful activity indices in AS.

Copyright © 2014 The Royal College of Radiologists. All rights reserved.

PMID: 25459199 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.09.015 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


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