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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, spine ankylosis, lumbar spine fracture suspected, initial imaging 3194661
Radiography lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
MRI lumbar spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT lumbar spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
US lumbar spine
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI lumbar spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT lumbar spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT lumbar spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT lumbar 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