CT Thoracic Spine With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT thoracic spine with IV contrast in the initial imaging assessment of this group. CT Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT thoracic spine without and with IV contrast in the initial imaging assessment of this group. CT Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast CT thoracic spine without IV contrast may be useful in assessing the integrity of fusion, identifying hardware position and integrity, and assessing alignment. FDG-PET/CT Skull Base to Mid-Thigh There is no relevant literature to support the use of FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh in the initial imaging assessment of this group. MRI Thoracic Spine With IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine with IV contrast is not typically performed independently as an initial study, because its interpretation is most informative when correlated with standard noncontrast sequences included in MRI thoracic spine with and without IV contrast. MRI Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine without and with IV contrast may be helpful in assessing for postoperative infection, hematoma, postoperative collections, or canal compromise. Many of these patients may benefit from scanning on mid field or 1.5T MRI scanners with metallic susceptibility artifact reduction protocols [46,47]. MRI Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine without IV contrast may help assess for postoperative hematoma or other collections, neurologic injury, residual foramina or canal stenosis, or cord compression. Radiography Thoracic Spine Radiographs may be useful for assessing the integrity of fusion, confirming hardware position and integrity, identifying adjacent level degeneration, and assessing alignment. Supporting Documents The evidence table, literature search, and appendix for this topic are available at https://acsearch. acr.org/list.
Thoracic Back Pain. CT Thoracic Spine With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT thoracic spine with IV contrast in the initial imaging assessment of this group. CT Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT thoracic spine without and with IV contrast in the initial imaging assessment of this group. CT Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast CT thoracic spine without IV contrast may be useful in assessing the integrity of fusion, identifying hardware position and integrity, and assessing alignment. FDG-PET/CT Skull Base to Mid-Thigh There is no relevant literature to support the use of FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh in the initial imaging assessment of this group. MRI Thoracic Spine With IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine with IV contrast is not typically performed independently as an initial study, because its interpretation is most informative when correlated with standard noncontrast sequences included in MRI thoracic spine with and without IV contrast. MRI Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine without and with IV contrast may be helpful in assessing for postoperative infection, hematoma, postoperative collections, or canal compromise. Many of these patients may benefit from scanning on mid field or 1.5T MRI scanners with metallic susceptibility artifact reduction protocols [46,47]. MRI Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast MRI thoracic spine without IV contrast may help assess for postoperative hematoma or other collections, neurologic injury, residual foramina or canal stenosis, or cord compression. Radiography Thoracic Spine Radiographs may be useful for assessing the integrity of fusion, confirming hardware position and integrity, identifying adjacent level degeneration, and assessing alignment. Supporting Documents The evidence table, literature search, and appendix for this topic are available at https://acsearch. acr.org/list.