PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Liu, Shao-Hsien
AU  - Kay, Jonathan
TI  - Disparities in Diagnosis: A Call for Equity in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Care
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0092
DP  - 2025 Feb 15
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - jrheum.2025-0092
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2025/02/11/jrheum.2025-0092.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2025/02/11/jrheum.2025-0092.full
AB  - Timely diagnosis of radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) is crucial for initiating effective treatment and reducing the long-term effects of this debilitating condition. Despite advances in imaging modalities and diagnostic criteria, the average delay in diagnosing r-axSpA remains alarmingly high at about 7 to 9 years.1-3