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Variants

Child. Minor acute blunt head trauma. High risk for clinically important brain injury per PECARN criteria. Excluding suspected abusive head trauma. Initial imaging.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Head trauma, minor, acute, blunt, altered mental status, not abuse, initial imaging

3180659

CT head without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

Radiography skull

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Arteriography cerebral

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

MRA head without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRA head without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI head without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI head without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT head with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT head without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CTA head with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate