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Known axial spondyloarthritis. Follow-up for treatment response or disease progression.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Axial spondyloarthritis, cervical spine, treatment response, follow up imaging

3194656

Radiography sacroiliac joints

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually appropriate

Radiography sacroiliac joints and cervical spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

MRI sacroiliac joints and cervical spine without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRI sacroiliac joints and cervical 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 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 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 cervical spine with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT sacroiliac joints and cervical spine without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT sacroiliac joints and cervical 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