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Table 3 Number of sites and quality of MRI findings at diagnosis and follow-up (in brackets) in 13 patients

From: Cervical spine involvement in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - MRI follow-up study

Qualitiy MRI findings

Site

 

   AA

  AD

   AO

C2/3

C3/4

C4/5

C5/6

C6/7

Dens

Atlas

   Sum

Joint hyperintensity

11 (9)

10 (4)

6 (2)

1 (-)

-

-

-

-

-

-

28 (15)

Joint enhancement

12 (7)

12 (10)

7 (2)

1 (-)

-

-

-

-

-

-

32 (19)

Malalignment

5 (2)

7 (1)

3 (-)

-

-

- (1)

- (1)

- (1)

-

-

15 (6)

Ankylosis

-

-

- (1)

2 (3)

-

- (1)

- (1)

- (1)

-

-

2 (7)

Erosion

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 (3)

1 (3)

2 (6)

Narrowing of the spinal canal at CCJ

        

3 (4)

 

3 (4)

  1. Caption:
  2. Hyperintensity (STIR see Methods) enhancement: pathological joint enhancement after gadolinium.
  3. AA atlanto-axial joint.
  4. AD atlanto-dental joint.
  5. AO atlanto-occipital joint.
  6. C facet joint of the cervical spine.
  7. CCJ cranio-cervical junction.