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MRIMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B

Romanus lesions (MRI)

120 views540y Male10/9/2026

Chronic backaches. HLA-B27 positive.

  • 1Active inflammatory spondylitis anterior at L4 and S1 (and posterior at L5)
  • 2Older, inactive Romanus lesions at L5 and Th 10/11
  • 3More metachronous Romanus lesions at Th4-8.