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Improved detection of erosions in the sacroiliac joints on MRI with volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE): results from the SIMACT study.

Torsten DiekhoffJuliane GreeseJoachim SieperDenis PoddubnyyBernd HammKay-Geert A Hermann
Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2018)
VIBE detected erosions in the SIJs with higher sensitivity without a loss of specificity and superior reliability compared with a standard T1-weighted sequence. Its value for the diagnosis of axSpA has still to be determined.
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