Variant: 1
Child. Traumatic visual loss. Suspected orbital injury. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
Radiography orbit | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 2
Child. Nontraumatic acute vision loss without papilledema. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI complete spine without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI complete spine without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head and neck with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 3
Child with isolated nystagmus. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 4
Child. Congenital or developmental abnormality leading to decreased visual acuity or vision loss. No leukocoria. Unilateral or bilateral. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate (Disagreement) |
MRI head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 5
Child. Vision loss and suspected optic pathway tumor, with or without a history of neurofibromatosis type 1. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate (Disagreement) |
Radiography orbit | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 6
Child. Six months of age or older. Papilledema detected on the ophthalmologic examination or signs of raised intracranial pressure. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRV head with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRV head without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRV head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CTV head with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 7
Child. Suspected orbital or periorbital infection. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
CT orbits with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRV head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRV head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRV head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTV head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
Variant: 8
Child. Leukocoria or suspected intraocular mass. Initial imaging.
Procedure | Appropriateness Category |
MRI head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Appropriate |
MRI head without and with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRI orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head and orbits with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT head with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT orbits with IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
CT orbits without IV contrast | May Be Appropriate |
MRA head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRA head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
MRI head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head and orbits without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT head without IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CT orbits without and with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |
CTA head with IV contrast | Usually Not Appropriate |