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What are MRI findings in SpA?

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Early detection, Axial SpA ASAS criteria include inflammation in SI joints seen on MRI, It can produce excellent evidence of sacroilitis and enthesitis. T2 weighted fat suppressed fast spin-echo and short Tao inversion recovery (STIR) sequences. Assessment of bone marrow edema (BMO) represents a sign of inflammation. Positive MRI put by ASAS/OMERACT MRI working group (active inflammation lesion of SI, BMO/osteitis clear located in typical anatomical sites (subchondral/periarticular), solitary BMO there should be 2 consecutive slices, if more BMO lesions on one slice, if we see inflammation it is sufficient, presence of inflammation alone is not enough


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