To the Editor:Spondyloarthritis(SpA)is the umbrella term for a broad spectrum of inflammatory rheumatic diseases with different clinical manifestations and characteristic imaging features.Furthermore,enthesitis is con...To the Editor:Spondyloarthritis(SpA)is the umbrella term for a broad spectrum of inflammatory rheumatic diseases with different clinical manifestations and characteristic imaging features.Furthermore,enthesitis is considered a pathological,clinical,and imaginable hallmark of the SpA.In addition to ineffective clinical evaluation techniques of enthesitis,there are useful imaging methods to assess enthesitis,such as whole-body magnetic resonance imaging[1]and ultrasound(US)[2]examination.US has the advantage of real-time imaging and high-cost effectiveness performance.The difference in enthesitis detected by US between non-radiographic-axial SpA(nr-axSpA)and radiographic-axSpA/ankylosing spondylitis(AS)has been seldom researched.Recently,we compared the prevalence and severity of enthesitis between nr-axSpA and AS.展开更多
文摘To the Editor:Spondyloarthritis(SpA)is the umbrella term for a broad spectrum of inflammatory rheumatic diseases with different clinical manifestations and characteristic imaging features.Furthermore,enthesitis is considered a pathological,clinical,and imaginable hallmark of the SpA.In addition to ineffective clinical evaluation techniques of enthesitis,there are useful imaging methods to assess enthesitis,such as whole-body magnetic resonance imaging[1]and ultrasound(US)[2]examination.US has the advantage of real-time imaging and high-cost effectiveness performance.The difference in enthesitis detected by US between non-radiographic-axial SpA(nr-axSpA)and radiographic-axSpA/ankylosing spondylitis(AS)has been seldom researched.Recently,we compared the prevalence and severity of enthesitis between nr-axSpA and AS.
