Quantifying bone marrow inflammatory edema in the spine and sacroiliac joints with thresholding

Abstract Background Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that develops in patients with psoriasis. Inflammatory edema in the spine may reflect subclinical disease activity and be a predictor of radiographic progression. A semi-quantitative method established by the spondyloa...

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Main Authors: Ioanna Chronaiou, Ruth S. Thomsen, Else M. Huuse, Leslie R. Euceda, Susanne J. Pedersen, Mari Hoff, Beathe Sitter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1861-1