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Home Inflammatory Back Pain: Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthropathy
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Inflammatory back pain, cervical and thoracic spine symptoms, axial spondyloarthritis suspected, radiography and mri sacroiliac joints negative, next imaging study 3194636
Radiography cervical and thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI cervical and thoracic spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI cervical and thoracic spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT cervical and thoracic spine without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US cervical and thoracic spine
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT cervical and thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT cervical and thoracic spine with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT cervical and thoracic 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