It is also considered for those patients presenting with red flags, raising suspicion for a serious underlying condition, such as cauda equina syndrome (CES), malignancy, fracture, or infection (see Table 1). aUniversity of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah. bResearch Author, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. cPanel Chair, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. dPanel Vice-Chair, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Saint Louis, Missouri. eUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. fThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. gMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. hUK Healthcare Spine and Total Joint Service, Lexington, Kentucky; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. iEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia. jUCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Neurosurgery expert. kMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. lJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. mUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. nJacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York. oRush University, Chicago, Illinois; Neurosurgery expert. pUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; American Academy of Neurology. qPennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; American College of Emergency Physicians. rMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; North American Spine Society. sUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. tIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; American College of Physicians. uUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. vSpecialty Chair, Atlanta VA Health Care System and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels.
Low Back Pain PCAs. It is also considered for those patients presenting with red flags, raising suspicion for a serious underlying condition, such as cauda equina syndrome (CES), malignancy, fracture, or infection (see Table 1). aUniversity of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah. bResearch Author, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. cPanel Chair, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. dPanel Vice-Chair, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Saint Louis, Missouri. eUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. fThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. gMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. hUK Healthcare Spine and Total Joint Service, Lexington, Kentucky; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. iEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia. jUCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Neurosurgery expert. kMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. lJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. mUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. nJacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York. oRush University, Chicago, Illinois; Neurosurgery expert. pUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; American Academy of Neurology. qPennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; American College of Emergency Physicians. rMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; North American Spine Society. sUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. tIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; American College of Physicians. uUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. vSpecialty Chair, Atlanta VA Health Care System and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels.