ACR appropriateness criteria® myelopathy

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 315-324

  Seidenwurm, David J ^a   Wippold III, Franz J ^b   Cornelius, Rebecca S ^c   Angevine, Peter D ^d,e   Angtuaco, Edgardo J ^f   Broderick, Daniel F ^g   Brown, Douglas C ^h   Davis, Patricia C ⁱ   Garvin, Charles F ^j   Hartl, Roger ^e,k   Holly, Langston ^e,l   McConnell, Charles T ^m   Mechtler, Laszlo L ^n,o   Smirniotopoulos, James G ^p   Waxman, Alan D ^q,r  

^a Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group Inc   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e American Association of Neurological Surgeons   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h Hampton Roads Radiology Associates   (United States)

ⁱ Northwest Radiology Consultants   (United States)

^j Center for Diagnostic Imaging   (United States)

^k WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^l UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁿ DENT NEUROLOGIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

^p UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^q CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^r Society of Nuclear Medicine   (United States)

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Author keywords

Appropriateness Criteria; CT; imaging; MRI; myelopathy; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MYELOGRAPHY; NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAINFUL MYELOPATHY; PAINLESS MYELOPATHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SLOWLY PROGRESSIVE MYELOPATHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUDDEN ONSET MYELOPATHY; TRAUMATIC MYELOPATHY;

EID: 84926231834     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.01.010     Document Type: Review

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