title: STIR sequence in infectious sacroiliitis in three patients.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides the most detailed evaluation of the sacroiliac (SI) joint and surrounding soft tissue. Therefore, this technique represents the most sensitive and specific method in early diagnosis of infectious sacroiliitis. Among three patients diagnosed as having infectious sacroiliitis in our hospital, the short tau inversion recovery sequence (STIR) was found to be more effective than the T1 contrast-enhanced sequence, particularly in delineating all findings of the SI joint inflammation and allowing for the early detection of septic sacroiliitis.
authors: Department of Radiology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "L. Spallanzani," Via Portuense, 292-00149, Rome, Italy.
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Bellussi
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Busi Rizzi
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Schininà
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: De Santis
authors: Corrado
authors: C
authors: Bibbolino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed