Table 1.
Sacroiliitis on imaging plus one or more axial spondyloarthritis feature |
or |
Positive test for HLA-B27 gene plus 2 or more other axial spondyloarthritis features |
Sacroiliitis on imaging |
Active (acute) inflammation on magnetic resonance imaging highly suggestive of sacroiliitis associated with axial spondyloarthritis |
Definite radiographic sacroiliitis according to the modified New York criteria |
Axial spondyloarthritis features |
Inflammatory back pain Arthritis Enthesitis (heel) Uveitis Dactylitis Psoriasis Crohn’s disease or diagnosis of colitis Good response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Family history of axial spondyloarthritis Positive test for HLA-B27 gene Elevated C-reactive protein levels |