Focal fat lesions at vertebral corners on magnetic resonance imaging predict the development of new syndesmophytes in ankylosing spondylitis

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Inflammatory lesions of the spine on magnetic resonance imaging predict the development of new syndesmophytes in ankylosing spondylitis: Evidence of a relationship between inflammation and new bone formation

✍ Walter P. Maksymowych; Praveena Chiowchanwisawakit; Tracey Clare; Susanne J. Ped 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 242 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To determine whether a vertebral corner that demonstrates an active corner inflammatory lesion (CIL) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is more likely to evolve into a de novo syndesmophyte visible on plain radiography than is