Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis and Monitoring Enthesitis in Patients with Spondyloarthritis: An OMERACT Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Objective: A systematic literature review was performed to document published MRI lesion definitions and scoring systems for enthesitis in SpA.

Methods: PubMed, EMBase and Cochrane library databases were searched for original publications involving adult SpA patients undergoing MRI of axial/peripheral joints. Selected articles were assessed for quality using a standardised assessment tool and metric indices.

Results: Considering the heterogeneous nature, quality and outcome measures of studies, statistical data pooling was considered inappropriate. A qualitative narrative of results was undertaken based on study designs.

Conclusion: Lack of a comprehensive, validated score warrants additional research to develop an MRI enthesitis scoring system.

Metadata

Authors/Creators:	Mathew, AJ Krabbe, S Kirubakaran, R Barr, AJ Conaghan, PG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-5665 Bird, P Østergaard, M
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2019. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Rheumatology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Keywords:	Enthesopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spondyloarthropathy; Inflammation; OMERACT
Dates:	Accepted: 20 November 2018 Published (online): 1 February 2019 Published: 1 September 2019
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Musculoskeletal Medicine & Imaging (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2019 13:53
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2020 01:38
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Journal of Rheumatology
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181083