Anterior = in front
Apophyseal joints = small genuine synovial joints between the vertebrae posteriorly
Biopsy = tissue sample
Cervical spine = neck (spine)
Costo-vertebral joints = joints between the vertebral bodies and the ribs
CT = computer tomography
Differential diagnoses = disease which can simulate sacroiliitis or spinal spondarthropathy
Extremities = limbs
Enteropatisk arthropathy = arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease
Entheses = attachment of capsules and tendons to bone
Erosion = demarcated joint facet defect due to tissue destruction as part of the disease process
Gadolineum (Gd.) = MRI contrast agent
Contrast enhancement = increased blood flow detected by contrast agent
Hyperostosis = enlargement of bone/joint region
Lateral view = view form the side
Lumbar spine = lower back
Lumbal region = lower back region
Monitor = watch
MR = magnetic resonance
MR-scanning = magnetic resonance scanning
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
OMERACT = Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials
Osteoporosis = decreased bone density
Posterior = at the back
Psoriatic arthropathy = arthritis associated with the skin disease psoriasis
Pustulotic arthro-osteitis = rheumatic disorder associated with skin disease in the palm of the hand and/or sole of the foot (pustulosis palmoplantaris)
Reactive arthritis = arthritis elicited by an infection somewhere else in the body
Spine deformity = pathological change of the back curves
Sacroiliac joints = joints between the sacrum and the hip bones
Sacroiliitis = inflammatory changes in the sacroiliac joints
Sequence = MR recording mode
Seronegative spondyloarthropathy = inflammatory disorder predominantly involving the sacroiliac and spinal joints
Sclerosis = increased bone density
Scout view = initial fast MR sequence to be used for planning the slice orientation
SpA = seronegative spondyloarthropathy
Spine = back
STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery) sequence = MR recording mode
Structural changes = permanent damage
T1 FS = MR recording mode
Tl-weighted sequence = MR recording mode
T1-weighted fat-suppressed (T1 FS) sequence = MR recording mode
T2-weighted fat-suppressed sequence = MR recording mode
Trabecular bone = osseous structure inside a bone
Vascularised = containing blood vessels
Vertebral column = spine