title: When is imaging helpful for patients with back pain?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Janet C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Thrall
authors.forename: Susanna I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*