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Primary Imaging Test for Suspected Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spine Injury: 2017 Guidelines by the Korean Society of Radiology and National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency

  • Guen Young Lee (Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital) ;
  • Ji Young Hwang (Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital) ;
  • Na Ra Kim (Department of Radiology, Gunkuk University Hostpial) ;
  • Yusuhn Kang (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Miyoung Choi (Division for Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency) ;
  • Jimin Kim (Division for Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency) ;
  • Eun Ju Ha (Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jung Hwa Baek (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.11.12
  • Accepted : 2018.11.12
  • Published : 2019.06.01
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Abstract

The Korean Society of Radiology and the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency developed a primary imaging test for suspected traumatic thoracolumbar spine injury. This guideline was developed using an adaptation process involving collaboration between the development committee and the working group. The development committee, consisting of research methodology experts, established the overall plan and provided support on research methodology. The working group, composed of radiologists with expertise in musculoskeletal imaging, wrote the recommendation. The guidelines recommend that thoracolumbar spine computed tomography without intravenous contrast enhancement be the first-line imaging modality for diagnosing traumatic thoracolumbar spine injury in adults.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the Research Program funded by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (fund code: 2017E3600100). The authors gratefully acknowledge the Korean Society of Spine Surgery, the Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society, the Korean Orthopaedic Association, the Korean Neurosurgical Society, and the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine for external review for the final recommendation document. This work was co-investigated by the National Evidence-based Collaborating Agency and the Korean Society of Radiology (Research Number: NECA-S-17-005).

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