ACR AC Portal

Home Seizures and Epilepsy

Variants

Documents

Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Seizure, new, no trauma, initial imaging

3074236

MRI head without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT head without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

MRI head without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MEG

0 mSv
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI functional (fMRI) 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

FDG-PET/CT brain

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

SPECT or SPECT/CT brain perfusion ictal and interictal

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate