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Do you utilize serial MRI imaging in patients with axial spondyloarthritis to ensure good disease control or do you rely on symptoms and physical exam to assess treatment response?

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Rheumatology · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

The ACR 2019 guidelines recommend that MRI could provide useful information in cases where the level of disease activity was unclear and where this information would influence treatment decisions. For patients with nr-axSpA, the imaging should focus on the sacroiliac joints. In interpreting MRI resu...

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