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Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Cervical spine trauma, acute, blunt, obtunded, no trauma on cervical spine CT without IV contrast, next imaging study

3149316

MRI cervical spine without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate
(Disagreement)

Arteriography cervicocerebral

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

MRA neck with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRA neck without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRA neck without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI cervical spine with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI cervical spine without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CTA head and neck with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT myelography cervical spine

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate