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Home Cervical Pain or Cervical Radiculopathy
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Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Cervical spine pain, increasing, no trauma, malignancy, initial imaging 3149711
MRI cervical spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
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
(Disagreement)
CT cervical spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
Discography cervical spine
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Radiography cervical spine
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Radiography cervical spine flexion extension lateral views
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 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
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT cervical spine
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
FDG-PET/MRI skull base to mid-thigh
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
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
Fluoride PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate