PMC3564777_01
Plain X-ray of lumbar spine showing squaring of the lumbar vertebrae.
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F1
The patient's chest X-ray was normal, whereas X-rays of the patient's skeleton showed a squaring of the lumbar vertebrae (Figure 1), and suspected bilateral sacroiliitis that was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sacroiliac joints (Figure 2).
Magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints showing bilateral sacroiliitis with a hyperintense signal on T2 (arrow) of the iliac and sacral banks, and sacroiliac spacing.
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F2
The patient's chest X-ray was normal, whereas X-rays of the patient's skeleton showed a squaring of the lumbar vertebrae (Figure 1), and suspected bilateral sacroiliitis that was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sacroiliac joints (Figure 2).