AB1146 PREVALENCE OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES AT THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE SPINE IN AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS EVALUATED WITH MR

Background

In clinical trials radiographic damage is frequently quantified by conventional x-ray but neither the thoracic spine nor the posterior parts of the vertebral column including the intervertebral joints, the vertebral arch and the spinous process can be evaluated reliably with this instrument. Bone inflammation and areas of enthesitis can easily be detected by magnetic tomography imaging (MRI) and the introduction of...