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Imaging is central for the classification and diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis, as well as for monitoring disease progression and predicting response to treatment. Xenofon Baraliakos and Jürgen Braun provide an overview of the role of imaging for patients with axial spondyloarthritis and discuss how imaging techniques might influence research and clinical practice in the future.