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Which Imaging Exams Are Overused in the ED?

February 21, 2014

Four imaging tests were among five exams deemed “low value” in the emergency room, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine article. Do you agree?

Cervical spine CT after trauma if patients did not meet NEXUS low-risk critia or the Canadian C-Spine Rule

Diagnostic CT for pulmonary embolism without first risk stratifying for pulmonary embolism

Head CT for patients with mild traumatic head injury who do not meet New Orleans Criteria or the Canadian CT Head Rule

Lumbar spine MRI for patients with lower back pain without high-risk features

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