Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kang Hee Lee, Sang Tae Choi, Guen Young Lee, You Jung Ha, Sang-Il Choi
Summary: This study developed a method for detecting bone marrow edema in the sacroiliac joints using MR imaging and a deep-learning network, achieving excellent detection performance in validation results.
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Biology
Anca Emanuela Musetescu, Anca Bobirca, Florin Liviu Gherghina, Alesandra Florescu, Florin Bobirca, Paulina Lucia Ciurea, Cristina Criveanu, Alice Musca, Lucian Mihai Florescu, Ioana Andreea Gheonea
Summary: This study aimed to assess the performance of rheumatologists in interpreting inflammatory and structural damage to sacroiliac joints in axSpA patients, compared to radiologists. The results showed substantial agreement between senior and junior radiologists, as well as between senior radiologists and senior rheumatologists, while moderate agreement was observed with junior rheumatologists.
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Orthopedics
Ming-Shan Du, Xuan-Qi Xiong, He Liu, Xin Qin, Xiao-Fei Hu, Wei Chen
Summary: This study investigated the value of MRI Dixon sequence in diagnosing marrow edema of the sacroiliac joint in AS patients. The water-fat ratio under the sacroiliac joints was significantly higher in the case group compared to the healthy control group, and positively correlated with SPARCC, BASFI, and BASDAI scores.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
J. Braun, X. Baraliakos, R. Buelow, C. O. Schmidt, A. Richter
Summary: In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), sex-specific differences were found in the extent of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) bone marrow edema (BME) with HLA-B27 being relevant only in males and postpartum state being important in females. This finding may have implications for the pathogenesis of axSpA.
ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
M. Carotti, D. Benfaremo, M. Di Carlo, L. Ceccarelli, M. M. Luchetti, P. Piccinni, A. Giovagnoni, F. Salaffi
Summary: The study found that dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) had good diagnostic performance in evaluating the extent of bone marrow edema in patients with sacroiliitis associated with axial spondyloarthritis.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Paolo Falsetti, Edoardo Conticini, Carla Gaggiano, Caterina Baldi, Maria Tarsia, Marco Bardelli, Stefano Gentileschi, Roberto D'Alessandro, Suhel Gabriele Al Khayyat, Alessandra Cartocci, Claudia Fabiani, Luca Cantarini, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Bruno Frediani
Summary: This study found that PDUS/SWA can be used to diagnose sacroiliitis in children, and RIs <0.55 have high specificity for this condition. Therefore, SIJs PDUS/SWA could be used as a screening method in children with suspected jSpA.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Maxime Pastor, Cedric Lukas, Sonia Ramos-Pascual, Mo Saffarini, William Wantz, Catherine Cyteval
Summary: This study compared sacroiliac joint (SIJ) lesions on MRI in women with and without axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) and established an algorithm to determine whether such lesions are due to ax-SpA. Women with ax-SpA had more bone marrow edema, sclerosis, erosions, and ankylosis, but less osteophytes compared to women without ax-SpA. The new algorithm for MRI diagnosis of ax-SpA in women achieved higher accuracy.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthaios Triantafyllou, Michail E. Klontzas, Emmanouil Koltsakis, Vasiliki Papakosta, Konstantinos Spanakis, Apostolos H. Karantanas
Summary: Detecting active inflammatory sacroiliitis at an early stage is crucial for effective treatment and prevention of debilitating forms of axial spondyloarthropathy. Conventional imaging techniques have limited sensitivity in detecting acute inflammation, while Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is complex and challenging. This study uses machine learning to develop a radiomic signature for diagnosing active sacroiliitis, achieving promising results with an Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sammy Badr, Thibaut Jacques, Guillaume Lefebvre, Youssef Boulil, Ralph Abou Diwan, Anne Cotten
Summary: MRI examination of the sacroiliac joints is helpful in identifying early axial spondyloarthritis, but it is important to recognize the potential differential diagnoses that can mimic inflammatory sacroiliitis in clinical practice.
Article
Rheumatology
F. Salaffi, L. Ceccarelli, M. Carotti, M. Di Carlo, S. Farah, A. Giovagnoni
Summary: The objective of this study was to develop a quantitative MRI approach using histographic analysis to detect bone marrow edema (BME) and fat metaplasia in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) at sacroiliac joints (SIJs). The results showed that histographic analysis had good diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing BME from fat metaplasia.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Suleyman Kasar, Mesut Ozturk, Ahmet Veysel Polat
Summary: The study found that T2 values of both active and inactive sacroiliac joint cartilages of SpA patients were increased, indicating T2 mapping may be used in the diagnosis of SpA.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Paolo Falsetti, Edoardo Conticini, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Caterina Baldi, Jurgen Sota, Marco Bardelli, Stefano Gentileschi, Roberto D'Alessandro, Suhel Gabriele Al Khayyat, Caterina Acciai, Luca Cantarini, Bruno Frediani
Summary: This study demonstrates that PDUS and SWA have good diagnostic accuracy for active sacroiliitis compared with MRI. PDUS signals were more frequent in patients diagnosed with SpA, indicating a correlation between PDUS grading and BME grading as well as AS DAS.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Min Chen, Keyan Yu, Xuehan Hu, Thomas Van Den Berghe, Yulong Qi, Bin Jin, Xin Liu, Guanxun Cheng
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the added value of qualitative and quantitative fat metaplasia analysis using PDFF map in the diagnosis of axSpA. The results showed that the additional PDFF map can increase the diagnostic accuracy for axSpA compared to using T1WI alone.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ariane Priscilla Magalhaes Tenorio, Jose Raniery Ferreira-Junior, Vitor Faeda Dalto, Matheus Calil Faleiros, Rodrigo Luppino Assad, Paulo Louzada-Junior, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa, Rangaraj Mandayam Rangayyan, Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques
Summary: This article investigates MRI features correlated with spondyloarthritis and develops detection models for inflammatory sacroiliitis using different MRI techniques. The results show that the performance of these models is equivalent to that of specialists and can effectively identify inflammatory sacroiliitis.
JOURNAL OF DIGITAL IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Troy Storey, Roberto Ezequiel Borgia, Parker Merritt, Leandra Woolnough
Summary: The distribution of increased T2 signal intensity within the sacral marrow adjacent to the sacroiliac joints in healthy children and adolescents is characterized, and this normal pattern is beneficial in interpreting MRI examinations for the presence of sacroiliitis.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Amelie Leurs, Sylvain Dubucquoi, Francois Machuron, Maite Balden, Florence Renaud, Stephanie Rogeau, Benjamin Lopez, Marc Lambert, Sandrine Morell-Dubois, Helene Maillard, Helene Behal, Eric Hachulla, David Launay, Vincent Sobanski
Summary: This study found a high prevalence of myositis-specific and myositis-associated auto-antibodies in systemic sclerosis patients, with associations between myositis-related antibodies and interstitial lung disease observed.
Article
Rehabilitation
Quentin Hanot, Valerie Wieczorek, Marion Wypych, Francois Machuron, Andre Thevenon
Summary: The study assessed the test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, and criterion validity of the Functional Evaluation in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome self-questionnaire. Results showed that the questionnaire had good reliability and sensitivity to change, making it a quick, simple tool for evaluating the impact of thoracic outlet syndrome on daily activities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Amandine Caudal, Daphne Guenoun, Guillaume Lefebvre, Jean-Francois Nisolle, Gabriel Gorcos, Valerie Vuillemin, Bruno Vande Berg
Summary: Knees with a medial meniscal ossicle demonstrate a higher prevalence of medial posterior root tear and ACL lesions, as well as a greater degree of medial femoro-tibial cartilage degradation on MRI examination compared to knees without a medial ossicle.
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING
(2021)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
A. Leleu, L. Ghesquiere, F. Machuron, C. Caudrelier, P. Devouge, D. Subtil, V Houflin-Debarge, C. Garabedian
Summary: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality globally. This study aimed to define factors associated with failure of intrauterine balloon tamponade (IUBT) in women with PPH after vaginal delivery. Results showed that blood loss at 10 minutes post-IUBT placement was a significant prognostic factor for early IUBT failure, with a predictive positive value for blood loss of 200 and 250 mL. Physicians should be alerted if blood loss exceeds 200 mL at 10 minutes post-IUBT placement and consider invasive procedures if it exceeds 250 mL to prevent delays in PPH management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Laura Scarciolla, Matthias Herteleer, Edouard Turquet, Sammy Badr, Xavier Demondion, Thibaut Jacques, Anne Cotten
Summary: This study found that most of the PTF ligaments can be visualized using ultrasound, which may have clinical applications, especially in patients with lateral knee pain.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Thibaut Jacques, Vincent Morel, Julien Dartus, Sammy Badr, Xavier Demondion, Anne Cotten
Summary: The introduction of CBCT in emergency radiology reduced radiation dose for extremity imaging and increased turnover; the feasibility and practical consequences of using CBCT for extremity trauma imaging were positive.
ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Mylene Jouancastay, Camille Guillot, Francois Machuron, Alain Duhamel, Jean-Benoit Baudelet, Stephane Leteurtre, Morgan Recher
Summary: This study compared the applicability of French (2014) and American (2017) pediatric guidelines in a PICU setting. It found that hemodynamic failure was a risk factor for non-application of both guidelines. Additionally, the study suggested that the American 2017 guidelines, which utilize predictive Schofield equations, may be more useful and applicable than the higher recommendations of the 2014 guidelines. Further multicenter studies to validate pediatric guidelines are deemed necessary.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sammy Badr, Thibaut Jacques, Guillaume Lefebvre, Youssef Boulil, Ralph Abou Diwan, Anne Cotten
Summary: MRI examination of the sacroiliac joints is helpful in identifying early axial spondyloarthritis, but it is important to recognize the potential differential diagnoses that can mimic inflammatory sacroiliitis in clinical practice.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Sammy Badr, Huda Khizindar, Youssef Boulil, Ralph Abou Diwan, Xavier Demondion, Anne Cotten
Summary: Anatomical variants are common in sacroiliac joints (SIJ) assessments using magnetic resonance imaging. Variants not in weight-bearing areas can be misdiagnosed as sacroiliitis due to structural and edematous changes. Identifying these variants correctly is crucial to avoid radiologic pitfalls. This article reviews eight SIJ variants, including five involved in the dorsal ligamentous space and three involved in the cartilaginous part of the SIJ.
SEMINARS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Anne Cotten, Simon Henry, Laura Scarciolla, Ralph Abou Diwan, Xavier Demondion, Sammy Badr
Summary: This article presents the typical and more unusual imaging features of gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and apatite calcifications, the three main crystal disorders that may involve the spine.
SEMINARS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sammy Badr, Anne Cotten, Romuald Mentaverri, Daniela Lombardo, Julien Labreuche, Claire Martin, Lucie Henaut, Bernard Cortet, Julien Paccou
Summary: No association was found between kidney function and bone marrow adiposity in postmenopausal women.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Pedro Augusto Gondim Teixeira, Lauriane Dubois, Gabriela Hossu, Romain Gillet, Sammy Badr, Anne Cotten, Alain Blum
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the MRI perfusion changes in patients with risk factors for osteonecrosis and normally appearing femoral heads prior to overt femoral head osteonecrosis. The results showed that DCE-MRI can identify perfusion marrow changes related to the presence of ONFH risk factors and adjacent to osteonecrosis areas.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ralph Abou Diwan, Sammy Badr, Youssef Boulil, Xavier Demondion, Carlos Maynou, Anne Cotten
Summary: This article discusses the clinical aspect, imaging appearance, and management of tendinopathies related to overuse in the lateral, medial, and anterior compartments, with a focus on presurgical perspective and postsurgical evaluation.
SEMINARS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Herve Monpeyssen, Adrien Ben Hamou, Laszlo Hegedus, Edouard Ghanassia, Pauline Juttet, Agnese Persichetti, Giancarlo Bizzarri, Antonio Bianchini, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Bruno Raggiunti, Ahmad Alamri, Francois Machuron, Doris Taverna, Daniele Barbaro, Enrico Papini
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYPERTHERMIA
(2020)