Inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and spine on MRI predicts structural changes on MRI in axial spondyloarthritis: 5-year data from DESIR.

Alexandre Sepriano Josef S SmolenRobert LandewéAnna MoltóPascal ClaudepierreDaniel WendlingMaxime DougadosDésirée van der Heijde

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2020)

We found a predictive and longitudinal association between MRI-inflammation and several types of MRI-structural damage in patients with early axSpA which adds to the proof for a causal relationship.

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