Diagnostic Value of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Sacroiliitis

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POLAT Y., Cevikol C., ŞENOL A. U., Navaei E. H.

MEANDROS MEDICAL AND DENTAL JOURNAL, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.19-24, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/meandros.33042
  • Dergi Adı: MEANDROS MEDICAL AND DENTAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-24
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sacroiliac joint, diffusion weighted imaging magnetic resonance imaging, inflammatory back pain, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, ACTIVE SACROILIITIS, MRI, CRITERIA, DWI
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Early diagnosis of acute sacroiliitis and related disorders are quite important for preventing the irreversible results of these diseases (such as ankylosis) and increasing the efficiency of treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most important modality in early diagnosis. Routine MRI examinations should include short tau inversion recovery and contrast enhanced fat saturated T1-weighted sequences. In our study, we evaluated the role of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) MRI sequence in the diagnosis of acute sacroiliitis. Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability was also evaluated.