The radiographic diagnosis of sacroiliitis. A comparison of different views with computed tomograms of the sacroiliac joint. Arthritis Rheum 1983 Jun;26(6):760-3
Date
06/01/1983Pubmed ID
6860377DOI
10.1002/art.1780260609Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020631493 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 55 CitationsAbstract
Conventional radiography is the standard method of objectively identifying sacroiliitis. Single views of the sacroiliac joints can be unequivocally interpreted in 70-80% of patients with low back pain. A series of views usually correctly resolves the ambiguity in the remaining 20-30% of patients (67% correct). Computed tomography will be helpful in the few patients in whom a series of views produces equivocal interpretation.
Author List
Ryan LM, Carrera GF, Lightfoot RW Jr, Hoffman RG, Kozin FAuthors
Guillermo Carrera MD Emeritus Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinLawrence M. Ryan MD Emeritus Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ArthritisDiagnostic Errors
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Sacroiliac Joint
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
