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Researcher

Gaëlle Varkas

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42 Results

2026

Performance of artificial intelligence tools in axial spondyloarthritis imaging assessment : a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Dominique RosillonManouk de HoogeThomas Van Den BergheGaëlle VarkasEmilia Gvozdenović

A1 Journal Article in JOINT BONE SPINE

2025

Application of artificial intelligence tools in axial spondyloarthritis imaging assessment : a systematic literature review evaluating the performances across MRI, CT, and radiography

Dominique RosillonManouk de HoogeThomas Van Den BergheGaëlle VarkasEmilia Gvozdenovic

Efficacy of golimumab in early axial spondyloarthritis in relation to gut inflammation (GO‐GUT) : an early remission induction study

Zuzanna ŁukasikAnn-Sophie De CraemerThomas RensonLiselotte DerooGaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeJan LenaertsAnne HoorensClaude CuvelierTriana Lobatón Ortega et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY

Endogenous lipoid pneumonia in adult autoinflammatory disease

Katrien SlabbynckJo Van DorpeIsabelle PeeneKarin MelsensCedric BosteelsRik JoosDirk ElewautPeggy JacquesHans SlabbynckGaëlle Varkas

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

Long-term evolution of postpartum sacroiliac bone marrow oedema : a 5-year longitudinal follow-up study

Gaëlle VarkasLiesbet De MeesterManouk de HoogeAnn-Sophie De CraemerNele HerregodsLennart JansPhilippe CarronDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

A1 Journal Article in RMD OPEN

Trends to shorter diagnostic delay in spondyloarthritis patients during the last decades and association with clinical presentation : data from ASAS-COMOSPA study

Rodolfo Perez-AlaminoHernan Maldonado-FiccoAnna MoltoChristian WaimannJose Maldonado-CoccoMaxime DougadosRobert LandeweDesiree van der HeijdeFilip Van den BoschGaëlle Varkas et al.

A1 Journal Article in RMD OPEN

2024

Association of anatomical variants of the sacroiliac joint with bone marrow edema in patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Elke VereeckeLennart JansNele HerregodsMin ChenJacob L. JaremkoFrederiek LalooPhilippe CarronGaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeFilip Van den Bosch et al.

A1 Journal Article in SKELETAL RADIOLOGY

Maximal exercise tolerance, objective trunk strength, and mobility measurements in axial spondyloarthritis

Sophie De MitsTine WillemsPatrick CaldersLieven DanneelsGaëlle VarkasFilip Van den BoschDirk ElewautPhilippe Carron

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

2023

Sacroiliac bone marrow oedema on postpartum MRI does not result in significant SpA-like structural lesions : results of a 5-year follow-up study

Liesbet De MeesterGaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeAnn-Sophie De CraemerNele HerregodsLennart JansPhilippe CarronDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

2022

Peripheral manifestations are major determinants of disease phenotype and outcome in new onset spondyloarthritis

Ann-Sophie De CraemerThomas RensonLiselotte DerooLiesbet Van PraetHeleen CypersGaëlle VarkasRik JoosMieke DevinckLieve GyselbrechtIsabelle Peene et al.

A1 Journal Article in RHEUMATOLOGY

Progressive sensory ataxia and breast implant rupture, an uncommon presentation of a debated concept : a case report

Sofie Van AsscheHeleen ParmentierGaëlle VarkasIsabelle PeeneSarah Herdewyn

A1 Journal Article in BMC NEUROLOGY

The impact of vedolizumab and ustekinumab on articular extra-intestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease patients : a real-life multicentre cohort study

Cara De GalanMarie TruyensHarald PeetersFrancisco Mesonero GismeroAinara ElorzaPaola TorresLiv VandermeulenAranzazu Jauregui AmezagaRocio Ferreiro- IglesiasTom Holvoet et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS

2021

The impact of vedolizumab and ustekinumab on arthropathy and arthralgia in IBD patients : a real-life multicentric cohort study

Marie TruyensCara De GalanH PeetersF Mesonero GismeroA ElorzaP TorresL VandermeulenA Jauregui AmezagaR Ferreiro-IglesiasT Holvoet et al.

2020

High prevalence of spondyloarthritis-like MRI lesions in postpartum women : a prospective analysis in relation to maternal, child and birth characteristics

Thomas RensonAnaïs DepickerAnn-Sophie De CraemerLiselotte DerooGaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogePhilippe CarronLennart JansNele HerregodsIsabelle Dehaene et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

The impact of vedolizumab on extra-intestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease patients : a real-life experience of a single-centre cohort

Marie TruyensJeroen GeldofG. DewitteElien GlorieusGaëlle VarkasDirk ElewautTriana Lobatón Ortega

2019

Expert consensus : practical algorithms for management of inflammatory bowel disease patients presenting with back pain or peripheral arthropathies

Gaëlle VarkasClio RibbensEdouard LouisFilip Van den BoschRik LoriesSeverine VermeireDirk ElewautMartine De Vos

A1 Journal Article in ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

High prevalence of sacroiliac bone marrow edema on MRI in postpartum women : a temporary phenomenon

Thomas RensonAnn-Sophie De CraemerAnaïs DepickerLiselotte DerooManouk de HoogeNele HerregodsLennart JansGaëlle VarkasKristien RoelensIsabelle Dehaene et al.

RORγt inhibition selectively targets IL-17 producing iNKT and γδ-T cells enriched in Spondyloarthritis patients

Koen VenkenPeggy JacquesCéline MortierMark E. LabadiaTine DecruyJulie CoudenysKathleen HoytAnita L. WayneRobert HughesMichael Turner et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

The course of aberrant findings on MRI of the sacroiliac joints over 6 months in postpartum women

Anaïs DepickerThomas RensonAnn-Sophie De CraemerManouk de HoogeLiselotte DerooGaëlle VarkasNele HerregodsLennart JansKristien RoelensIsabelle Dehaene et al.

2018

Association of inflammatory bowel disease and acute anterior uveitis, but not psoriasis, with disease duration in patients with axial spondyloarthritis : results from two Belgian nationwide axial spondyloarthritis cohorts

Gaëlle VarkasNathan VastesaegerHeleen CypersRoos ColmanThomas RensonLiesbet Van PraetPhilippe CarronFrank RaemanMieke DevinckLieve Gyselbrecht et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY

Axial spondyloarthritis : new insights in diagnosis and patient stratification

Gaëlle VarkasDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

Effect of mechanical stress on magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints : assessment of military recruits by magnetic resonance imaging study

Gaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeThomas RensonSophie De MitsPhilippe CarronPeggy JacquesMuriel MorisGeert SouverijnsLennart JansDirk Elewaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in RHEUMATOLOGY

High rate of drug-free remission after induction therapy with golimumab in early peripheral spondyloarthritis

Philippe CarronGaëlle VarkasThomas RensonRoos ColmanDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY

Response to: 'Simultaneous inhibition of α4/β7 integrin and tumor necrosis factor-α in concomitant spondyloarthritis and inflammatory bowel disease' by Richard et al

Gaëlle VarkasDirk Elewaut

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

2017

An induction or flare of arthritis and/or sacroiliitis by vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease : a case series

Gaëlle VarkasKristof ThevissenG De BrabanterLiesbet Van PraetF Czul-gurdianHeleen CypersJORIS DE KOCKPhilippe CarronMartine De VosPieter Hindryckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Anti-TNF-induced remission in very early peripheral spondyloarthritis : the CRESPA study

Philippe CarronGaëlle VarkasHeleen CypersLiesbet Van PraetDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

ASAS definition for sacroiliitis on MRI in SpA : applicable to children?

Nele HerregodsJo DehoorneFilip Van den BoschJacob Lester JaremkoJoke Van VlaenderenRik JoosXenofon BaraliakosGaëlle VarkasKoenraad VerstraeteDirk Elewaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

Dialister as a microbial marker of disease activity in spondyloarthritis

Raul Y. TitoHeleen CypersMarie JOOSSENSGaëlle VarkasLiesbet Van PraetELIEN GLORIEUSFilip Van den BoschMartine De VosJeroen RaesDirk Elewaut

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY

MR signal in the sacroiliac joint space in spondyloarthritis : a new sign

Frederiek LalooNele HerregodsGaëlle VarkasJL JaremkoX BaraliakosDirk ElewautFilip Van den BoschKoenraad VerstraeteLennart Jans

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Presence of bone marrow edema and structural lesions on magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints in young military recruits before and after 6 weeks of intensive physical training

Gaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeThomas RensonSophie De MitsPhilippe CarronPeggy JacquesMuriel MorisGeert SouverijnsLennart JansDirk Elewaut et al.

Presence of bone marrow edema on magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints in military recruits before and after 6 weeks of intensive physical training

Gaëlle VarkasManouk de HoogeThomas RensonPhilippe CarronSophie De MitsG SouverijnsDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

Prevalence of structural lesions typical for axial spondyloarthritis in young military recruits before and after mechanical stress

Gaëlle VarkasManouk deHoogeThomas RensonPhilippe CarronSophie De MitsG SouverijnsDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

Response to: 'Clinical benefit of vedolizumab on articular manifestations in patients with active spondyloarthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease' by Orlando et al

Gaëlle VarkasFilip Van den BoschDirk Elewaut

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

2016

Elevated calprotectin levels reveal bowel inflammation in spondyloarthritis

Heleen CypersGaëlle VarkasSam BeeckmanKarlijn DebusschereT VoglJ RothMichael DrennanM LavricD FoellClaude Cuvelier et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

NSAIDs in axial spondyloarthritis : to be continued…?

Gaëlle VarkasFilip Van den Bosch

Editorial material

Scintigraphic detection of TNF-driven inflammation by radiolabelled certolizumab pegol in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis

Philippe CarronBieke LambertLiesbet Van PraetFilip De VosGaëlle VarkasLennart JansDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

A2 Journal Article in RMD OPEN

Six-week treatment of axial spondyloarthritis patients with an optimal dose of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs : early response to treatment in signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints

Gaëlle VarkasLennart JansHeleen CypersLiesbet Van PraetPhilippe CarronDirk ElewautFilip Van den Bosch

A1 Journal Article in ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY

2014

Calgranulin levels are elevated in spondyloarthritis and reflect the presence of acute microscopic gut inflammation

Heleen CypersGaëlle VarkasLiesbet Van PraetJohannes RothThomas VoglClaude CuvelierDirk FöllMiha LavricFilip Van den BoschDirk Elewaut

Etanercept versus monoclonal antibodies in axial spondyloarthritis: game over?

Gaëlle VarkasDirk Elewaut

Editorial material

Relevance of the gut/joint axis for the management of spondyloarthritis in daily clinical practice

Heleen CypersLiesbet Van PraetGaëlle VarkasDirk Elewaut

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY

2013

Spondyloarthritis and inflammatory bowel disease: comorbidity and treatment implications

Gaëlle VarkasLiesbet Van PraetHeleen CypersDirk Elewaut

A1 Journal Article in ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE

2009

ASDAS, a highly discriminatory ASAS-endorsed disease activity score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

D. van der HeijdeE. LieT. K. KvienJ. SieperFilip Van den BoschJ. ListingJ. BraunR. LandewePhilippe CarronManouk de Hooge et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES