WHAT HAVE WE COVERED Today we have looked at the how Post Partum BMO can be seen up to 12/12 post partum and to not mistake that for SpA. UP NEXT TOMORROW Previous Next
OLSPA 15.4 WHAT HAVE WE COVERED AND WHAT’S NEXT Read More »
CASE 1 WHAT TO FOCUS ON WHAT TO FOCUS ON Look at the coronal T1 and STIR sequence together. You need to look for the following: Are the changes unilateral or bilateral? Are there any active inflammatory changes: Bone marrow oedema. Capsulitis. Joint fluid/ inflammation. Soft tissue oedema, collections or active erosions.
OLSPA 15.3 SIJ POST PARTUM CHANGES: VIEW CASE Read More »
IMAGING FINDINGS FINDINGS WHAT DO YOU SEE Most significant finding in MRI is subchondral bone marrow oedema. Image above: Multi focal BMO (Pink arrows) but no structural lesions. KEY POINT: This can mimic the changes seen in SpA and the imaging appearance may also satisfy the ASAS criteria for non radiographic
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OVERVIEW Sacroilliac joint pain and changes in MRI can occurs during pregnancy and after childbirth and there is a high incidence of BMO at the SIJ. This can mimic the changes of BMO seen in sacroiliitis of SpA (and even fulfill the ASAS criteria for SpA). We are going to look at what these changes
OLSPA 15.1 SIJ POST PARTUM CHANGES: CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGY Read More »
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