Webinar Dr. Sarah Dion, DC, DACBR – The sacroiliac joints imaging: Everything the chiropractor needs to know!

Speaker: Sarah Dion, DC, DACBR

The sacroiliac joints imaging: Everything the chiropractor needs to know!

• Summary of content: This presentation will focus on reviewing the normal anatomy of the sacroiliac joints and its normal variants and how to interpret / understand the appearance of sacroiliitis on various imaging studies such as radiographs, CT and MRI.

• Learning objectives:
  • Review the normal anatomy of the sacroiliac joints and some normal variants
  • Highlight the advantages and limitations between different imaging techniques
  • Review the imaging findings of sacroiliitis on radiograph, CT and MRI studies
  • Review the common and less common differential diagnosis of sacroiliitis

• Key points:
  • Various imaging techniques are available to assess the sacroiliac joint and each study has their advantages and limitations
  • The ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthropathies should be used if you suspect that your patient has an axial spondyloarthropathy.
  • The modified New York grading criteria can help you diagnose a sacroiliitis if it has bilateral changes corresponding to grade 2 or more, or unilateral changes corresponding to grade 3 or more.
  • Various MRI findings can be seen to help you diagnose a sacroiliitis, but those findings must be clearly present and located in a typical anatomical area.
  • Various differential diagnosis exists when you see a sacroiliitis, make sure you know what the distribution is to help you narrow your list.