Application of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Detection of Active Sacroiliitis and the Comparison of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Relative Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values

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Toslak I. E., Bilgilisoy Filiz M., Cekic B., Parlak A. E., Cay H. F., Yildiz S., ...More

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.31, no.3, pp.254-264, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2016.5915
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.254-264
  • Keywords: Apparent diffusion coefficient, diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, sacroiliitis, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, SERONEGATIVE SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES, MRI, DIAGNOSIS, SEQUENCE, CRITERIA, ADC, DWI
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the role of diffusion-weighted imaging in detection of active sacroiliitis and compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and normalized relative ADC (r-ADC) values by using vertebra and iliac wings as reference organs.