ACR AC Portal

Home Acute Spinal Trauma

Variants

Documents

Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Thoracic spine trauma, acute, blunt, midline thoracolumbar tenderness, initial imaging

3198872

CT thoracic spine without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

Radiography thoracic spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI thoracic spine with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI thoracic spine without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI thoracic spine without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT thoracic spine with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT myelography thoracic spine

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT thoracic spine without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate