How do you manage inflammatory back pain when X-rays and MRI show no evidence of sacroiliitis?
Is an MRI necessary to diagnose non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
While a normal MRI makes the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis unlikely, it doesn’t completely rule it out. This is specifically true in patients with inflammatory back pain or other features of spondyloarthritis. While classification criteria definitely should not be used for diagnosis, it...