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Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
Synonyms
- Bechterew disease
- Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA)
Definitions
- Chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations
- Predilection for axial skeleton
- Extraarticular thoracic manifestations
- Pleuropulmonary disease
- Cardiovascular involvement
- r-axSpA (AS)
- Definite sacroiliitis on radiographs
- Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis
- Clinical diagnosis, absence of radiographic manifestations, possible sacroiliitis on MR
- May eventually evolve to AS
- Chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations
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General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Echocardiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Hotta M et al: Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT of arthritis in rheumatic diseases: a pictorial review. Radiographics. 40(1):223-40, 2020
- Magrey MN et al: Recognizing axial spondyloarthritis: a guide for primary care. Mayo Clin Proc. 95(11):2499-508, 2020
- Danve A: Thoracic Manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and relapsing polychondritis. Clin Chest Med. 40(3):599-608, 2019
- Chang EY et al: Adult inflammatory arthritides: what the radiologist should know. Radiographics. 36(6):1849-70, 2016
- Taurog JD et al: Ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis. N Engl J Med. 374(26):2563-74, 2016
- Marquette D et al: Chronic bronchiolitis in ankylosing spondylitis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 30(3):231-6, 2013
- Kanathur N et al: Pulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Chest Med. 31(3):547-54, 2010
- Kang J et al: Manifestations of systemic diseases on thoracic imaging. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 39(6):247-61, 2010
- Lynch DA: Lung disease related to collagen vascular disease. J Thorac Imaging. 24(4):299-309, 2009
- El Maghraoui A et al: Lung findings on thoracic high-resolution computed tomography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Correlations with disease duration, clinical findings and pulmonary function testing. Clin Rheumatol. 23(2):123-8, 2004
- Souza AS Jr et al: Pulmonary abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis: inspiratory and expiratory high-resolution CT findings in 17 patients. J Thorac Imaging. 19(4):259-63, 2004
- Fenlon HM et al: Plain radiographs and thoracic high-resolution CT in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. AJR 168: 1067-72, 1997
- Rosenow E et al: Pleuropulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis. Mayo Clin Proc 52:641-9, 1977
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
Synonyms
- Bechterew disease
- Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA)
Definitions
- Chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations
- Predilection for axial skeleton
- Extraarticular thoracic manifestations
- Pleuropulmonary disease
- Cardiovascular involvement
- r-axSpA (AS)
- Definite sacroiliitis on radiographs
- Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis
- Clinical diagnosis, absence of radiographic manifestations, possible sacroiliitis on MR
- May eventually evolve to AS
- Chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Echocardiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Hotta M et al: Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT of arthritis in rheumatic diseases: a pictorial review. Radiographics. 40(1):223-40, 2020
- Magrey MN et al: Recognizing axial spondyloarthritis: a guide for primary care. Mayo Clin Proc. 95(11):2499-508, 2020
- Danve A: Thoracic Manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and relapsing polychondritis. Clin Chest Med. 40(3):599-608, 2019
- Chang EY et al: Adult inflammatory arthritides: what the radiologist should know. Radiographics. 36(6):1849-70, 2016
- Taurog JD et al: Ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis. N Engl J Med. 374(26):2563-74, 2016
- Marquette D et al: Chronic bronchiolitis in ankylosing spondylitis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 30(3):231-6, 2013
- Kanathur N et al: Pulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Chest Med. 31(3):547-54, 2010
- Kang J et al: Manifestations of systemic diseases on thoracic imaging. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 39(6):247-61, 2010
- Lynch DA: Lung disease related to collagen vascular disease. J Thorac Imaging. 24(4):299-309, 2009
- El Maghraoui A et al: Lung findings on thoracic high-resolution computed tomography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Correlations with disease duration, clinical findings and pulmonary function testing. Clin Rheumatol. 23(2):123-8, 2004
- Souza AS Jr et al: Pulmonary abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis: inspiratory and expiratory high-resolution CT findings in 17 patients. J Thorac Imaging. 19(4):259-63, 2004
- Fenlon HM et al: Plain radiographs and thoracic high-resolution CT in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. AJR 168: 1067-72, 1997
- Rosenow E et al: Pleuropulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis. Mayo Clin Proc 52:641-9, 1977
