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Table 3 Changes in SI joint pathology on serial examinations

From: Magnetic resonance imaging findings in juvenile spondyloarthropathy and effects of treatment observed on subsequent imaging

 

Initial MRI (mean ± SD)

Follow up MRI (mean ± SD)

p-value

BME

2.4 ± 1.6

1.6 ± 1.5

0.16

ER

3.4 ± 1.4

3.6 ± 1.7

<0.0001

SE

3.5 ± 1.7

2.1 ± 1.4

0.04

CR

1.6 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.7

0.04

  1. The mean combined score (right and left SI joint) for each component (BME, ER, SE) and the mean CR are shown for the first and follow up MRI (n = 14).