EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in
the diagnosis and management of spondyloarthritis
in clinical practice
P Mandl,
1
V Navarro-Compán,
2,3
L Terslev,
4
P Aegerter,
5
D van der Heijde,
2
MAD’Agostino,
6
X Baraliakos,
7
S J Pedersen,
8
A G Jurik,
9
E Naredo,
10
C Schueller-Weidekamm,
11
U Weber,
12
M C Wick,
13
P A C Bakker,
2
E Filippucci,
14
P G Conaghan,
15
M Rudwaleit,
16
G Schett,
17
J Sieper,
16
S Tarp,
18
H Marzo-Ortega,
15
M Østergaard
4
Handling editorTore K Kvien
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Correspondence to
Dr Peter Mandl, Division of
Rheumatology, Medical
University of Vienna,
18-20 Währinger Gürtel,
Vienna 1090, Austria;
peter.mandl@meduniwien.ac.at
Received 11 November 2014
Revised 23 February 2015
Accepted 7 March 2015
To cite:Mandl P, Navarro-
Compán V, Terslev L,et al.
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2014-206971 ABSTRACT
A taskforce comprised of an expert group of 21
rheumatologists, radiologists and methodologists
from 11 countries developed evidence-based
recommendations on the use of imaging in the clinical
management of both axial and peripheral
spondyloarthritis (SpA). Twelve key questions on the role
of imaging in SpA were generated using a process of
discussion and consensus. Imaging modalities included
conventional radiography, ultrasound, magnetic
resonance imaging, computed tomography (CT), positron
emission tomography, single photon emission CT, dual-
emission x-ray absorptiometry and scintigraphy. Experts
applied research evidence obtained from systematic
literature reviews using MEDLINE and EMBASE to
develop a set of 10 recommendations. The strength of
recommendations (SOR) was assessed by taskforce
members using a visual analogue scale. A total of 7550
references were identi ed in the search process, from
whi
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