Home Inflammatory Back Pain: Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthropathy
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Axial spondyloarthritis, cervical and lumbar spine, disease progression, follow up imaging 3194645
Radiography sacroiliac joints
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually appropriate
Radiography sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
US sacroiliac joints
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
US sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT sacroiliac joints
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints 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