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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, thoracic spine symptoms, axial spondyloarthritis suspected, radiography and mri sacroiliac joints negative, next imaging study 3194638
Radiography thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI thoracic spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI thoracic spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT thoracic spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
US thoracic spine
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thoracic spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thoracic spine without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate