From: The relationship between inflammation and new bone formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
MRI sequence | Inflammation/radiographic damage | Proportion (number) of vertebral edges at baseline | P value |
---|---|---|---|
STIR | Any inflammatory lesions | 16.6% (153/922) | - |
 | No inflammatory lesions | 83.4% (769/922) |  |
 | Definite radiographic damage with inflammation | 17.6% (27/153) | 0.53 |
 | Definite radiographic damage without inflammation | 15.6% (120/769) |  |
T1-post-Gd | Any inflammatory lesions | 10.3% (95/922) | - |
 | No inflammatory lesions | 89.7% (827/922) |  |
 | Definite radiographic damage with inflammation | 21.1% (20/95) | 0.13 |
 | Definite radiographic damage without inflammation | 15.1% (125/827) |  |