Feydy A, Gossec L, Bazeli R, Thévenin F, Pluot E, Rousseau J, Lenczner G, Campagna R, Guerini H, Chevrot A, Dougados M, Drapé J-L
Service de Radiologie B, Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France.
J Radiol. 2010 Sep;91(9 Pt 2):1057-67. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(10)70150-5.
The new diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis include MRI. MRI frequently allows early diagnosis of inflammatory lesions in patients with normal plain films. In addition, MRI is useful for the detection and quantification of inflammatory and structural lesions, and to assess disease activity.