AUTHOR=Khmelinskii Nikita , Regel Andrea , Baraliakos Xenofon TITLE=The Role of Imaging in Diagnosing Axial Spondyloarthritis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=5 YEAR=2018 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2018.00106 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2018.00106 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=

Imaging has a central role in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). For the early diagnosis of axSpA, magnetic resonance imaging is of utmost relevance. While no novel imaging techniques were developed during the past decade, improvements to the existing modalities have been introduced. This report provides an overview of the applications and limitations of the existing imaging modalities.