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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
Axial spondyloarthritis, lumbar spine, treatment response, follow up imaging 3194652
Radiography sacroiliac joints
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually appropriate
Radiography sacroiliac joints and lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI sacroiliac joints 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 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 lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints and lumbar spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT sacroiliac joints 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 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