TY - JOUR
T1 - Reporting Sacroiliac Joint Imaging Performed for Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis
T2 - Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Recommendations
AU - Diekhoff, Torsten
AU - Eshed, Iris
AU - Giraudo, Chiara
AU - Haibel, Hildrun
AU - Hermann, Kay Geert A.
AU - de Hooge, Manouk
AU - Jans, Lennart
AU - Jurik, Anne Grethe
AU - Lambert, Robert G.
AU - Machado, Pedro
AU - Mallinson, Michael
AU - Maksymowych, Walter P.
AU - Marzo-Ortega, Helena
AU - Navarro-Compán, Victoria
AU - Østergaard, Mikkel
AU - Pedersen, Susanne J.
AU - Reijnierse, Monique
AU - Rudwaleit, Martin
AU - Sommerfleck, Fernando
AU - Weber, Ulrich
AU - Baraliakos, Xenofon
AU - Poddubnyy, Denis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© RSNA, 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Whereas previous projects attempted to standardize imaging in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), few studies have been published about the need for specific details regarding the image acquisition and lesions that may be less familiar to general radiologists. This work reports consensus recommendations developed by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) that aim to standardize the imaging reports in patients suspected of having or with known axSpA. A task force consisting of radiologists and rheumatologists from ASAS and one patient representative formulated two surveys that were completed by ASAS members. The results of these surveys led to the development of 10 recommendations that were endorsed by 73% (43 of 59) of ASAS members. The recommendations are targeted to the radiologist and include best practices for the inclusion of clinical information, technical details, image quality, and imaging findings in radiology reports. These recommendations also emphasize that imaging findings that indicate differential diagnoses and referral suggestions should be included in the concluding section of the radiology report. With these recommendations, ASAS aims to improve the diagnostic process and care for patients suspected of having or with known axSpA.
AB - Whereas previous projects attempted to standardize imaging in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), few studies have been published about the need for specific details regarding the image acquisition and lesions that may be less familiar to general radiologists. This work reports consensus recommendations developed by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) that aim to standardize the imaging reports in patients suspected of having or with known axSpA. A task force consisting of radiologists and rheumatologists from ASAS and one patient representative formulated two surveys that were completed by ASAS members. The results of these surveys led to the development of 10 recommendations that were endorsed by 73% (43 of 59) of ASAS members. The recommendations are targeted to the radiologist and include best practices for the inclusion of clinical information, technical details, image quality, and imaging findings in radiology reports. These recommendations also emphasize that imaging findings that indicate differential diagnoses and referral suggestions should be included in the concluding section of the radiology report. With these recommendations, ASAS aims to improve the diagnostic process and care for patients suspected of having or with known axSpA.
U2 - 10.1148/radiol.231786
DO - 10.1148/radiol.231786
M3 - Review
C2 - 38860891
AN - SCOPUS:85195623678
VL - 311
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
SN - 0033-8419
IS - 3
M1 - e231786
ER -