Table 5 Descriptive data for MRI technique used in the included articles

Sacroiliac joint

Bollow et al. (1995) [10]

1.5 T

Semi axial T₁w SE

Dynamic T₂*w GRE, FLASH,

Dynamic T₂*w GRE, FLASH, Gd

Klauser et al. (2004) [11]

1.5 T

Semi axial T₁w, SE

Semi axial T₂ w TSE

Semi axial T₁w, SE FS

Semi cor. T₁w, SE

Semi cor. TIRM

Semi axial + Semi cor. T₁w, SE, FS, Gd

Brandt et al. (2007) [12]

^a1.5 T

NR

Weber et al. (2010) [13]

^a1.5 T

Semi cor. T₁ w, SE

Semi cor. STIR

Wick et al. (2010) [14]

1.5 T

Semi cor. T1 w, SE

Semi cor. TIRM

Semi cor. T₂w, MEDIC FS

Semi cor. + semi axial T₁w, SE, FS

Semi axial T₁w, SE, FS, Gd

Semi axial T₁w, SE, Gd

Spine

Kim et al. (2008) [15]

1.5 T

Sagittal T₁w SE

Sagittal T₂w FSE

Weber et al. (2009) [16]

1.5 T

Sagittal turbo STIR

Bennett et al. (2009) [17]

^a1.5 T

Sagittal T₁, SE

Sagittal STIR

Bennett et al. (2009) [18]

^a1.5T

Sagittal T₁w, SE

Sagittal STIR