What is Emergency Medicine - Which young patients should get cervical spine MRI following trauma?12/29/2022 What is Emergency Medicine - Which young patients should get cervical spine MRI following trauma? Cervical spine imaging should be performed on kids who have neck pain, midline bone tenderness, limited range of motion, torticollis, disturbed mental status (GCS score 14), focal neurologic abnormality, predisposing factors, or temporary spinal cord symptoms. The majority of patients prefer plain radiographs (anteroposterior [AP], lateral, and odontoid views). Patients who have unsettling physical exam findings or abnormal plain radiographs should have a CT or MRI, and frequently both.
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