Feasibility of T2 Mapping of the Sacroiliac Joints in Healthy Control Subjects and Children and Young Adults with Sacroiliitis.

Michael L FrancavillaSuraj D SeraiTimothy G BrandonDavid M BikoDmitry KhrichenkoJie C NguyenRui XiaoNancy A ChauvinLiya GendlerPamela F Weiss

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2021)

T2 mapping of the SIJ cartilage in children was feasible and reliable. Larger controlled and longitudinal assessments are needed to assess the validity and utility of these measurements for routine clinical practice and trials.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
young adults
high resolution
high density
cross sectional
extracellular matrix