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currently displaying 1 -10 of 10 results (10 CELS)
Dx/Symptom Source Type Publisher Choosing Wisely Priority Clinical Area Imaging Modality Body Region Contrast Oxford Grade (2011) Oxford Grade (2009) Strength of Evidence USPSTF
Minor head trauma, Amnesia, Neurologic Deficit, Coagulopathy, Vomiting, Headache, suspected head Trauma Local best practice N Headache (traumatic and non-traumatic) CT Head Not Specified
Level 1
Systematic review of cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1a
SR (with homogeneity*) of Level 1 diagnostic studies; CDR" with 1b studies from different clinical centres
Non-I
suspected pediatric appendicitis Peer reviewed article Y CT Abdomen Without
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Blunt trauma Peer reviewed article N CT Chest Not Specified
Level 1
Systematic review of cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1a
SR (with homogeneity*) of Level 1 diagnostic studies; CDR" with 1b studies from different clinical centres
Non-I
Pulmonary nodule Peer reviewed article Fleischner Society Y Cancer of the lung (primary or metastatic, suspected or diagnosed) CT Chest Not Specified
Level 5
Mechanism-based reasoning

(Diagnosis)
5
Expert opinion without explicit critical appraisal, or based on physiology, bench research or "first principles"
I
lung cancer screening Professional society guideline U.S. Preventive Services Task Force| N Cancer of the lung (primary or metastatic, suspected or diagnosed) CT (low dose) Chest N/A
Level 2
Randomized trial

(Screening)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Acute Shoulder Pain Professional society guideline ACR-American College of Radiology N Shoulder pain (to include suspected rotator cuff injury) MRI Shoulder Without
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Suspected appendicitis Peer reviewed article N US Abdomen N/A
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Acute ankle injury, ankle pain, ankle tenderness Peer reviewed article Y Xray Ankle N/A
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Suspected cervical injury, neck pain, trauma Peer reviewed article N Cervical or neck pain Xray Cervical spine N/A
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
1b
Validating** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; or CDR" tested within one clinical centre
Non-I
Peer reviewed article N Shoulder pain (to include suspected rotator cuff injury) Xray Shoulder N/A
Level 2
Individual cross sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding

(Diagnosis)
2b
Exploratory** cohort study with good" " " reference standards; CDR" after derivation, or validated only on split-sample?????? or databases???
Non-I