Inflammation of one or both sacroiliac joints is a characteristic feature of patients with
spondyloarthropathies (SpA). Sacroiliitis often leads to inflammatory back pain (IBP). IBP …

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the prototype of the spondyloarthritides (SpA). AS is a disease
subset but also a possible outcome of SpA. Early diagnosis of sacroiliitis, the most frequent …

Objectives To develop a preliminary composite psoriatic disease activity index (CPDAI) for
psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Methods Five domains were assessed and specific …

The sacroiliac joints are involved in most cases of axial spondyloarthropathy, the first
manifestation usually being sacroiliitis. A finding of sacroiliitis at radiography is the classic …

Spondylodiscitis is a complex disease whose diagnosis and management are still
challenging. The differentiation between infectious and non-infectious aetiology is …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, relapsing immune-mediated inflammation of
the gastrointestinal tract. IBD includes two major disease entities: Crohn disease and …

This article reflects the radiologist's perspective on the imaging and interpretation of axial
spondylarthritis (SpA). The arthritis subcommittee of the European Society of Skeletal …

Imaging has a central role in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with
axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). For the early diagnosis of axSpA, magnetic resonance …

Objective To assess the performance of computed tomography (CT) scanning for
ascertaining sacroiliitis in patients with suspected spondylarthritis (SpA). Methods The …

Outcome measures for the assessment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have
been the subject of considerable research in the last decade, largely through the …