title: [Computed tomography in the diagnosis of the spondylarthritic syndrome].
abstract: 45 patients, mean age 22.7 +/- 6.3 years, with spondylarthritic syndrome of mean duration of 3.0 +/- 3.4 years, were examined by computed tomography and ordinary roentgenography of the sacroiliac joints. The roentgenograms of 4 patients fulfilled the Rome diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylarthritis against 9 patients examined by computed tomography. The data for a probable form were 9 and 10 respectively. Sacroiliitis [correction of Sacroileitis] not fulfilling these criteria for spondylarthritis was found in 13 patients by ordinary roentgenography and in 12 patients by computed tomography. Concerning the sacroiliac joints the computed tomography seems a more sensitive method than the ordinary roentgenography. The computed tomography discovers a greater number of changes and gives a better image.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dimov
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tonchev
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zhutev
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pisev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kompiutŭrnata tomografiia v diagnostikata na spondilartritniia sindrom.