Digital tomosynthesis and other visualization methods in the early detection of axial spondyloarthritis: a review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) take one of the leading positions among rheumatic diseases, constituting chronic inflammatory diseases of spinal cord, joints and enthesis. All spondyloarthritis develop as inflammatory lesion of sacroiliac joints (SIJ) — sacroiliitis and proliferation of bone tissues in the joint area and enthesis. Timely and quality visualization of sacroiliitis signs in patients with ankylosing and axial spondyloarthritis by means of radiation diagnostics is one of the main criteria for diagnosis verification at an earlier stage.OBJECTIVE: Review and analysis of the existing foreign and domestic literature for defining the role and place of digital tomosynthesis in methods and techniques of radiation diagnostics regarding axial spondyloarthritis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search of scientifiс publications and clinic guidelines in information and analytical systems PudMed (elibrary for 2015–2021) was carries out dedicated to radiation diagnostics of axial spondyloarthritis, including digital tomosynthesis.RESULTS: The review demonstrated wide opportunities and prospects of applying digital tomosynthesis in diagnosis and evaluation of axial spondyloarthritis progression, including the results of applying tomosynthesis with patients, having structural change in sacroiliac joints (SIJ).CONCLUSION: The method opportunity in this direction hasn’t been fully studied and the algorithm of its applying and criteria of patient selection for the research have not been developed.