A novel diagnostic method (spectral computed tomography of sacroiliac joints) for axial spondyloarthritis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi
Ping ZhangXiao Ming Li

Abstract

To evaluate the diagnostic value of spectral computed tomography (CT) of sacroiliac joints for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). We retrospectively analyzed the records of 125 patients with low back pain (LBP) suspected of having SpA. Each patient underwent sacroiliac joint spectral CT examination. Water- and calcium-based material decomposition images were reconstructed. After 3-6 months of follow-up, 76 were diagnosed with SpA, and the remaining 49 patients were diagnosed with nonspecific LBP (nLBP). The slope of sacroiliac bone marrow HU (Hounsfield unit) curve (λHU), CT value, and bone marrow to normal muscle ratios of water and calcium concentrations in the ilium and sacrum were calculated and compared between nLBP and SpA patients. The iliac λHU was 8.26 ± 3.91 for nLBP and 9.81 ± 4.92 for SpA. The mean iliac ratios of water and calcium concentrations were 1.04 ± 0.03 and 21.67 ± 4.40, respectively, for nLBP, and 1.07 ± 0.04 and 111.5 ± 358.98, respectively, for SpA. The mean iliac CT values were 311.12 ± 86.52 HU for nLBP and 423.97 ± 127.51 HU for SpA. There were statistically significant differences in iliac ratios of water and calcium concentrations, CT value, and λHU between nLBP and SpA patients (p < 0.05). The sensiti...Continue Reading

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Dec 17, 2015·The British Journal of Radiology·Ping ZhangXiao Ming Li
Dec 14, 2019·International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases·James Cheng-Chung WeiChung-Tei Chou
Aug 23, 2018·Rheumatology International·Iwona KucybałaWadim Wojciechowski

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