Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Atlas for the CT Syndesmophyte Score (Computed Tomography Syndesmophyte Score (CTSS)) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis
Authors' conclusion
These images can be used to assist any reader in the assessment of syndesmophytes on (low-dose) CT in patients with axSpA.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA); low-dose CT images of the entire spine
Methodological detailsdescriptive methodological study, low-dose CT, whole spine C2–S1
- Descriptive methodological study
- Low-dose CT
- Whole spine C2–S1
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Atlas contains low-dose CT images of the spine without lesions (for reference) and all grades of syndesmophytes in different planes used in the CTSS
- Examples arranged per spinal segment (cervical, thoracic and lumbar)
- CTSS: syndesmophytes graded 0 to 3 in sagittal and coronal planes over 23 vertebral units (C2 to S1); total range 0 to 552
Original publication
Atlas for the CT Syndesmophyte Score (CTSS) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. RMD Open. Published 10 January 2024. doi:10.
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