title: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on low back pain.
abstract: Acute low back pain with or without radiculopathy is one of the most common health problems in the United States, with high annual costs of evaluation and treatment, not including lost productivity. Multiple reports show that uncomplicated acute low back pain or radiculopathy is a benign, self-limited condition that does not warrant any imaging studies. Guidelines for recognition of patients with more complicated status can be used to identify those who require further evaluation for suspicion of more serious problems and contribute to appropriate imaging utilization.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Radiology Consultants, 3193 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30327, USA. pcd02@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Franz J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wippold
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brunberg
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cornelius
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: De La Paz
authors.forename: Pr Didier
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Dormont
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Suresh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Seidenwurm
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Turski
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sloan
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States