The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain

Overview

Journal J Clin Imaging Sci

Specialty Radiology

Date 2018 Sep 11

PMID 30197821

Citations 17

Authors

Dinesh Rao

Gaelyn Scuderi

Chris Scuderi

Reetu Grewal

Sukhwinder Js Sandhu

Affiliations

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Abstract

Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common chief complaints encountered in primary care. Advanced imaging studies, including computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are frequently ordered in the setting of LBP. Structural abnormalities are commonly identified by CT and MRI in patients complaining of low back pain, however, these findings are also found in asymptomatic patients. In the past decade, multiple guidelines have been published to help providers identify patients in whom the use of advanced imaging is appropriate. In this article, we review common conditions associated with LBP that require advanced imaging along with their clinical and associated imaging findings.

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