Outcome of acute hospital admission for non-specific low back pain: what is the role of MRI?

CONCLUSION: Use of MRI can aid in the early diagnosis and facilitate faster rehabilitation for patients. It can also potentially reduce patient stay in hospital and result in significant cost savings for the healthcare system. Imaging guidelines should be developed in the assessment of patients with low back pain in an acute hospital setting. PMID: 29240738 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research