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SUBMITTER: Jarvik JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4674321 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jarvik Jeffrey G JG Comstock Bryan A BA James Kathryn T KT Avins Andrew L AL Bresnahan Brian W BW Deyo Richard A RA Luetmer Patrick H PH Friedly Janna L JL Meier Eric N EN Cherkin Daniel C DC Gold Laura S LS Rundell Sean D SD Halabi Safwan S SS Kallmes David F DF Tan Katherine W KW Turner Judith A JA Kessler Larry G LG Lavallee Danielle C DC Stephens Kari A KA Heagerty Patrick J PJ
Contemporary clinical trials 20151019 Pt B
<h4>Background</h4>Diagnostic imaging is often the first step in evaluating patients with back pain and likely functions as a "gateway" to a subsequent cascade of interventions. However, lumbar spine imaging frequently reveals incidental findings among normal, pain-free individuals suggesting that treatment of these "abnormalities" may not be warranted. Our prior work suggested that inserting the prevalence of imaging findings in patients without back pain into spine imaging reports may reduce s ...[more]