ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae.
Stress fractures, including both fatigue and insufficiency types, are frequently encountered in clinical practice as a source of pain in both athletes and patients with predisposing conditions. Radiography is the imaging modality of choice for baseline diagnosis. MRI has greatly improved our ability to diagnose radiographically occult stress fractures. Tc-99m bone scan and CT may also be useful...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1546-1440
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.02.035