Radiographs in screening for sacroiliitis in children: what is the value?
Pamela F WeissRui XiaoTimothy G BrandonDavid M BikoWalter P MaksymowychRobert G LambertJacob L JaremkoNancy A ChauvinPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2018)
Interrater reliability of MRI was superior to radiographs for global sacroiliitis impression. Misclassification for both negative and positive radiographs was high across raters. Radiographs have limited utility in screening for sacroiliitis in children and result in a significant proportion of both false negative and positive findings versus MRI findings.