Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Identifying pitfalls and opportunities of magnetic resonance imaging in spondylarthritis
Vol. 24 No. 3 (2022), Made in Belgium
Vol. 24 No. 3 (2022)

Identifying pitfalls and opportunities of magnetic resonance imaging in spondylarthritis: PhD thesis presented on April 15, 2021 at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Made in Belgium
Published 2022-12-12
Thomas Renson
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Dirk Elewaut
Promoter, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital
Filip Van den Bosch
Copromoter, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital
Joke Dehoorne
Copromoter,Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital

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Keywords

spondyloarthritis
sacroiliac joint
magnetic resonance imaging
immunoscintigraphy
certolizumab pegol

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Renson, T., Elewaut, D., Van den Bosch, F., & Dehoorne, J. (2022). Identifying pitfalls and opportunities of magnetic resonance imaging in spondylarthritis: PhD thesis presented on April 15, 2021 at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 24(3). Retrieved from http://www.belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/43
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Abstract

The general aims of this thesis were to define important pitfalls of MRI in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis with a focus on the impact of biomechanical stress and to explore its potential in assessing the disease extent and treatment response in peripheral spondyloarthritis.

Several pitfalls were identified. Both inflammatory and structural sacroiliac joint lesions occur relatively frequently in non-SpA subjects, especially in the context of augmented biomechanical stress and age-related degeneration, indicating their limited specificity. Consequently, the risk of SpA overdiagnosis seems considerable. MRI should therefore only be performed in individuals with a high suspicion for SpA. 
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