Abstract #4207

3D-ultrashort echo time imaging evaluation of the sacroiliac joint in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Cui Ren¹, Qing Li², Stefan Sommer^3,4, Qiao Zhu¹, and Huishu Yuan¹

¹Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China, ²MR Collaborations, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Shanghai, China, ³Siemens Healthcare, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Zurich, Switzerland

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a 3D-UTE sequence in the detection of sacroiliac joint cartilage and bone cortex abnormalities in patients with clinically confirmed ankylosing spondylitis. T2* derived from 3D-UTE displayed potential as a quantitative measure to diagnose ankylosing spondylitis.

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