From: Current management practices for patients presenting with low back pain to a large emergency department in Canada
Diagnostic test
Number (%)
Any laboratory test
73 (22.5)
Urinalysis
71 (21.9)
Bloodwork
30 (9.2)
Any Imaging
96 (29.5)
Plain radiograph
89 (27.4)
CT
15 (4.6)
MRI
2 (0.6)
Plain radiograph and CT
11 (3.4)
CT and MRI
1 (0.3)
Only MRI