Severity of baseline magnetic resonance imaging–evident sacroiliitis and HLA–B27 status in early inflammatory back pain predict radiographically evident ankylosing spondylitis at eight years

N. Bennett, Alexander; McGonagle, Dennis; O’Connor, Philip; Hensor, E.; Sivera, Francisca; C. Coates, Laura; Emery, Paul; Marzo‐Ortega, Helena

doi:10.1002/art.24024

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Severity of baseline magnetic resonance imaging–evident sacroiliitis and HLA–B27 status in early inflammatory back pain predict radiographically evident ankylosing spondylitis at eight years

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Oct 30, 2008

Authors:

Alexander N. Bennett

Dennis McGonagle

Philip O’Connor

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect sacroiliitis earlier. This study was undertaken to investigate what proportion of patients with MRI-evident sacroiliitis develop ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the long term and whether there are predictors of outcome. METHOD...

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Medicine

Sacroiliitis

Ankylosing spondylitis

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