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Frequency of pertinent MRI abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints of patients without spondyloarthropathies: a systematic review of the literature.
Abstract
MRI criteria are central to the diagnosis of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthropathy (nr-axSpA). The cardinal feature of nr-axSpa is inflammatory low back pain, which may be difficult to distinguish from highly prevalent non-specific low back pain. This study aims to determine the frequency of relevant MRI findings in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) of patients without Spondyloarthropathy (SpA), and therefore estimate the specificity of MRI scans for SpA.