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Improved detection of subchondral erosions in the sacroiliac joints with T1-weighted fat-suppressed MRI.

Michel D CremaAnne MiquelArnaud GouvionCatherine PhanLing LiYves MenuLionel Arrivé
Published in: European radiology (2021)
• The presence of erosions in the sacroiliac joints may influence the decision on the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis. • T1w fat-suppressed MR imaging relatively increases the contrast between the joint space (high signal) and the adjacent subchondral bone (low signal), potentially improving the detection of erosions in the sacroiliac joints. • T1w fat-suppressed images improve the diagnostic performance of MRI in the detection of erosions in the sacroiliac joints compared to T1w without fat suppression, using MDCT as the reference.
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