From: Quality and continuity of information between primary care physicians and rheumatologists
Diagnosis | Any Diagnostic Imaging Reported on the Referral Letter | Actual Imaging Performed on the Patienta | ||
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Radiographs | Ultrasound | MRI | ||
All patients n = 2430 | 33.7 | 44.7 | 15.2 | 6.0 |
Systemic inflammatory n = 745 | 30.0 | 49.4 | 14.8 | 6.3 |
RA n = 120 | 32.5 | 56.7 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
IA, other n = 167 | 32.3 | 52.1 | 16.8 | 5.4 |
Crystal n = 122 | 40.1 | 54.9 | 8.2 | NR |
PMR n = 66 | 13.6 | 43.9 | 27.3 | NR |
SpA n = 76 | 40.8 | 50.0 | 13.2 | 11.8 |
PsA n = 44 | 36.4 | 45.5 | 13.6 | NR |
Other SARDs n = 150 | 12.0 | 39.3 | 17.3 | 8.0 |
Osteoarthritis n = 787 | 46.4 | 49.9 | 14.1 | 5.5 |
Regional MSK syndromes n = 395 | 34.9 | 41.5 | 17.7 | 5.8 |
Chronic pain conditions n = 346 | 22.0 | 33.0 | 15.9 | 7.2 |
Osteoporosis/osteopenia n = 45 | 24.4 | 37.8 | NR | NR |
Other/miscellaneousb n = 112 | 12.5 | 27.7 | 17.0 | 6.3 |