Abstract
A variety of inflammatory disorders may involve the spine and sacroiliac joint. Of these, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies (consisting principally of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, Reiter's syndrome, and certain intestinal diseases), adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis are particularly important. The imaging abnormalities accompanying these disorders, supplemented with some clinical and pathologic data, are the subject of this review.
MeSH terms
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Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnostic imaging
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Arthritis, Reactive / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Reactive / diagnostic imaging
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Joint Diseases / diagnosis*
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Joint Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Psoriasis / diagnosis
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Psoriasis / diagnostic imaging
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Radiography
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Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
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Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Spondylitis / diagnosis
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Spondylitis / diagnostic imaging