Table 1 |
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Correlation of histopathological findings and magnetic resonance imaging |
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| Patient no. |
HLA-B27 |
Edema (%) |
Cellular infiltration |
Microvessel density |
Edema detected by magnetic resonance imaging |
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| Zygapophyseal joints of lumbar spine |
Other segments of lumbar or thoracic spine |
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| 1 |
- |
60 |
+++ |
++ |
L1, L2 |
Th12 |
| 2 |
+ |
60 |
+++ |
+ |
L2, L3 |
- |
| 3 |
- |
30 |
+++ |
+ |
L2, L3, L4 |
Th5–Th7 and zygapophyseal joints Th5–Th7 |
| 4 |
+ |
20 |
+++ |
+ |
- |
Thoracic spine Th11, Th12 |
| 5 |
+ |
10 |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
| 6 |
+ |
20 |
+ |
+ |
- |
Th6–Th9 and zygapophyseal joints Th6–Th9 |
| 7 |
+ |
30 |
+++ |
+ |
- |
- |
| 8 |
+ |
10 |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
|
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L, vertebra of the lumbar spine; Th, vertebra of the thoracic spine. |
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Appel et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R143 doi:10.1186/ar2035 |
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