Imaging of the Spine - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Imaging of the Spine - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Imaging of the Spine - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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• 1.1.2 Do not <strong>of</strong>fer X-ray <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lumbar spine for <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> nonspecific<br />
low back pain.<br />
• 1.1.3 Consider MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) when a diagnosis <strong>of</strong><br />
spinal malignancy, infection, fracture, cauda equina syndrome or ankylosing<br />
spondylitis or ano<strong>the</strong>r inflammatory disorder is suspected.<br />
• 1.1.4 Only <strong>of</strong>fer an MRI scan for non-specific low back pain within <strong>the</strong><br />
context <strong>of</strong> a referral for an opinion on spinal fusion.
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