A systematic review of diagnostic imaging use for low back pain in the United States

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1036-1048

  Dagenais, Simon ^a   Galloway, Erin K ^a   Roffey, Darren M ^a,b,c  

^a Palladian Health   (United States)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Claims data; Computed tomography; Diagnostic imaging; Low back pain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Utilization; X rays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICARE;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901334505     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.031     Document Type: Review

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