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Home Inflammatory Back Pain: Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthropathy
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Axial spondyloarthritis, thoracic and lumbar spine, treatment response, follow up imaging 3194648
Radiography sacroiliac joints
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually appropriate
Radiography sacroiliac joints and thoracic and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints and thoracic and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints and thoracic 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 thoracic 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 thoracic and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		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 thoracic and lumbar spine with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and thoracic and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and thoracic and lumbar spine without 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