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Home Inflammatory Back Pain: Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthropathy
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Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Inflammatory back pain, cervical and lumbar spine symptoms, axial spondyloarthritis suspected, radiography and mri sacroiliac joints negative, next imaging study 3194634
Radiography cervical and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US cervical and lumbar spine
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT cervical and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT cervical and lumbar spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate