Table 1 |
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Baseline data on inflammation and occurrence of definite radiographic damage as assessed by both magnetic resonance imaging sequences |
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| MRI sequence |
Inflammation/radiographic damage |
Proportion (number) of vertebral edges at baseline |
P value |
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| STIR |
Any inflammatory lesions |
16.6% (153/922) |
- |
| No inflammatory lesions |
83.4% (769/922) |
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| Definite radiographic damage with inflammation |
17.6% (27/153) |
0.53 |
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| Definite radiographic damage without inflammation |
15.6% (120/769) |
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| T1-post-Gd |
Any inflammatory lesions |
10.3% (95/922) |
- |
| No inflammatory lesions |
89.7% (827/922) |
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| Definite radiographic damage with inflammation |
21.1% (20/95) |
0.13 |
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| Definite radiographic damage without inflammation |
15.1% (125/827) |
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There was no difference in the proportion of inflammatory lesions and occurrence or absence of syndesmophytes at baseline. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; STIR, short-tau-inversion-recovery; T1-post-Gd, T1-post-gadolinium. |
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Baraliakos et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R104 doi:10.1186/ar2496 |
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