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  1. Australian Acute Musculoskeletal Pain Guidelines Group (NHMRC). Evidence-Based Management of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain. Available online at http://www7.health.gov.au/nhmrc/publications/index.htm (accessed September 2005). (Systematic Review)
  2. Royal College of Radiologists, Making the best use of a department of clinical radiology. Guidelines for doctors, 4th Ed. London: The Royal College of Radiologists; 1998.
  3. Masaryk T, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, et al. ACR Appropriateness Criteria for acute low back pain - radiculopathy 2001. Available online at www.acr.org (accessed August 2004).
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  7. Algra PR, Bloem JL, Tissing H, et al. Detection of vertebral metastases: comparision between MR imaging and bone scintigraphy. Radiographics 1991;11:219-32. (Level II evidence) . Click here to view reference
  8. Avrahami E, Tadmor R, Dally O, Hadar H. Early MR demonstration of spinal metastases in patients with normal radiographs and CT and radionuclide bone scans. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1989;13:598-602. (Level IV evidence)
  9. Modic MT, Feiglin DH, Piraino DW et al. Vertebral osteomyelitis: assessment using MR. Radiology 1985;157:157-66. (Level III evidence)
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