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Home Cervical Neck Pain or Cervical Radiculopathy
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Cervical radiculopathy, acute, infection suspected 3149710
MRI cervical spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Radiography cervical spine
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRI cervical spine with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRI cervical spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT cervical spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT cervical spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Discography cervical spine
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Facet injection/medial branch block cervical spine
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Radiographic myelography cervical spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
MRA neck 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
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT neck
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT cervical spine without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CTA neck with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT myelography cervical spine
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Gallium scan whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate