Intermediate-weighted MRI with fat suppression (IW-FS) : diagnostic performance for bone marrow edema and erosion detection in axial spondyloarthritis

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow edema (BME) and erosion of the sacroiliac joint are both key lesions for diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

PURPOSE: To qualitatively and quantitatively compare intermediate-weighted MRI with fat suppression (IW-FS) with T2-weighted short tau inversion recovery (T2-STIR) in assessment of sacroiliac BME and erosion in axSpA.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients aged 18-60 years with axSpA were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent a 3.0-T MRI examination of the sacroiliac joints. Para-coronal IW-FS, T2-STIR, and T1-weighted (T1W) images were acquired. BME and erosion were scored by two readers in consensus on IW-FS and STIR using a modified Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) scoring system. Consensus scores on T1WI were used as the reference for erosion. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were measured for BME.

RESULTS: In total, 49 patients (mean age=33.4 ± 7.6 years) were included. More patients were scored as having BME on T2-STIR (36 vs. 29, P = 0.016). SPARCC-BME score on IW-FS was lower than that acquired on T2-STIR (mean, 11.5 vs. 14.7, P = 0.002). SNR and CNR of BME were both lower on IW-FS than on T2-STIR (mean SNR, 118 vs. 218, P < 0.001; mean CNR, 44 vs. 137, P < 0.001). The sensitivity of erosion detection was higher on IW-FS (83%) than on T2-STIR (54%, P = 0.006).

CONCLUSION: IW-FS is not sufficient for BME detection using T2-STIR as the reference standard in patients with axSpA. IW-FS has a much higher sensitivity than T2-STIR for erosion detection in the sacroiliac joint.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) - 64(2023), 5 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 1927-1933

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Min [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Keyan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xuehan [VerfasserIn]
Jans, Lennart [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Yulong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Guanxun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adults
Arthritides
Joints
Journal Article
MR-imaging
Marrow
Skeletal-axial

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Date Completed 17.11.2023

Date Revised 17.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/02841851231153282

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352580631