title: Computed tomography of the sacroiliac joints in children.
abstract: Clinical assessment of the sacroiliac joints is difficult. Conventional radiography and radionuclide scanning have not afforded optimal sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of sacroiliac involvement in spondyloarthropathies. This report describes a technique for computed tomography of the sacroiliac joints in children; the method involves coronal scanning and allows assessment of the entire surface of the joints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Que.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oudjhane
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Azouz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Paquin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods