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This pathway provides guidance for imaging adult patients with acute lower back pain. There are prompts regarding important considerations when planning a OtherACR APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA Acute low back pain (LBP) with or without radiculopathy (pain radiating down the leg[s]) is one of the most1 Feb 2011 The ACP/APS low back pain guideline (5) recommends selective imaging for patients in whom it is clinically indicated. Appropriateness criteria J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Sep;13(9):1069-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.06.008. Epub 2016 Aug 3. ACR Appropriateness Criteria Low Back Pain. Patel ND(1) Overutilization of lumbar imaging in individuals with low back pain correlates in recent guidelines, of diagnostic imaging in patients with low back pain; (2) to 12 Jul 2018 Cancer risk — In patients with low back pain who did not meet criteria for immediate imaging but who have risk factors for cancer and do not ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Clinical Condition: Low Back Pain. Variant 1: Acute, subacute, or chronic uncomplicated low back pain or radiculopathy. No red Don't do imaging for low back pain within the first six weeks, unless red flags are . of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain guideline; 22 Jun 2016 Current guidelines for low back pain recommend against routine use of plain x-rays (XR) or other imaging tests such as magnetic resonance 2 Feb 2011 Feb 2, 2011 — Routine imaging for low back pain with radiography or advanced imaging methods, such as computed tomography (CT) scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), does not improve patient health, according to recommendations issued by the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (