Rheum For Improvement

The Use of MRI in the diagnosis of axial SpA

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Episode notes

Hosts Lucy Davies and Professor Hasan Tahir meet with Dr Timothy Bray, Consultant Radiologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Alex Bennett, Consultant Rheumatologist at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall. Alex and Tim discuss role of MRI including when it should be used, who should request it, the correct approach (sequences / protocols) and diagnostic criteria and how closer working between radiology and rheumatology can help reduce the delay to diagnosis in axial SpA.