Doing More with Less: Diagnostic Accuracy of CT in Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome

References

1. 1.↵
   2. Fairbank J,
   3. Hashimoto R,
   4. Dailey A, et al

   . Does patient history and physical examination predict MRI proven cauda equina syndrome? Evid Based Spine Care J 2011;2:27–33 doi:10.1055/s-0031-1274754 pmid:23230403

   CrossRefPubMed
2. 2.↵
   American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria 2015; www.acr.org/ac. Accessed August 10, 2016.
3. 3.↵
   2. Fraser S,
   3. Roberts L,
   4. Murphy E

   . Cauda equina syndrome: a literature review of its definition and clinical presentation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009;90:1964–68 doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2009.03.021 pmid:19887225

   CrossRefPubMed
4. 4.↵
   2. Bell DA,
   3. Collie D,
   4. Statham PF

   . Cauda equina syndrome: what is the correlation between clinical assessment and MRI scanning? Br J Neurosurg 2007;21:201–03 doi:10.1080/02688690701317144 pmid:17453789

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
5. 5.↵
   2. Chou R,
   3. Qaseem A,
   4. Owens DK, et al

   ; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: advice for high-value health care from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2011;154:181–89 doi:10.7326/0003-4819-154-3-201102010-00008 pmid:21282698

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
6. 6.↵
   2. Modic MT,
   3. Obuchowski NA,
   4. Ross JS, et al

   . Acute low back pain and radiculopathy: MR imaging findings and their prognostic role and effect on outcome. Radiology 2005;237:597–604 doi:10.1148/radiol.2372041509 pmid:16244269

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
7. 7.↵
   2. Murray CJ,
   3. Lopez AD

   . Measuring the global burden of disease. N Engl J Med 2013;369:448–57 doi:10.1056/NEJMra1201534 pmid:23902484

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
8. 8.↵
   2. Gitelman A,
   3. Hishmeh S,
   4. Morelli BN, et al

   . Cauda equina syndrome: a comprehensive review. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2008;37:556–62 pmid:19104682

   PubMed
9. 9.↵
   2. Ahad A,
   3. Elsayed M,
   4. Tohid H

   . The accuracy of clinical symptoms in detecting cauda equina syndrome in patients undergoing acute MRI of the spine. Neuroradiol J 2015;28:438–42 doi:10.1177/1971400915598074 pmid:26306934

   Abstract/FREE Full Text
10. 10.↵
    2. Lavy C,
    3. James A,
    4. Wilson-MacDonald J, et al

    . Cauda equina syndrome. BMJ 2009;338:b936 doi:10.1136/bmj.b936 pmid:19336488

    FREE Full Text
11. 11.↵
    2. Shah LM,
    3. Long D,
    4. Sanone D, et al

    . Application of ACR appropriateness guidelines for spine MRI in the emergency department. J Am Coll Radiol 2014;11:1002–04 doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2013.12.015 pmid:24768078

    CrossRefPubMed
12. 12.↵
    2. Mukherjee S,
    3. Thakur B,
    4. Crocker M

    . Cauda equina syndrome: a clinical review for the frontline clinician. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2013;74:460–64 doi:10.12968/hmed.2013.74.8.460 pmid:23958985

    CrossRefPubMed
13. 13.↵
    2. Friedman BW,
    3. Chilstrom M,
    4. Bijur PE, et al

    . Diagnostic testing and treatment of low back pain in United States emergency departments: a national perspective. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010;35:E1406–11 doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d952a5 pmid:21030902

    CrossRefPubMed
14. 14.↵
    2. Henschke N,
    3. Maher CG,
    4. Ostelo RW, et al

    . Red flags to screen for malignancy in patients with low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013;2:CD008686 doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008686.pub2 pmid:23450586

    CrossRefPubMed
15. 15.↵
    2. Mehrotra A,
    3. Liu H,
    4. Adams JL, et al

    . Comparing costs and quality of care at retail clinics with that of other medical settings for 3 common illnesses. Ann Intern Med 2009;151:321–28 doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-5-200909010-00006 pmid:19721020

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science