Open AccessLumbar MR Imaging and Reporting Epidemiology: Do Epidemiologic Data in Reports Affect Clinical Management?
Author(s) -
Brendan J. McCullough,
Germaine R. Johnson,
Brook I. Martin,
Jeffrey G. Jarvik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.11110618
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , medical prescription , magnetic resonance imaging , cross sectional study , lumbar , institutional review board , logistic regression , epidemiology , asymptomatic , physical therapy , surgery , radiology , pathology , pharmacology
To retrospectively examine the association between the inclusion of epidemiologic information in lumbar spine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging reports regarding findings in asymptomatic individuals and the rates of subsequent cross-sectional imaging and treatments in patients with low back pain or radiculopathy referred for imaging by primary care providers.