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The ED Guide to Neuroimaging: Part 2

Northwestern EM

All apply to blunt head trauma only and, except for NEXUS, specifically to those presenting within 24 hours of injury. They utilize criteria to characterize high risk populations for which emergent head CT is appropriate as well as those low risk enough to forego it. However, beyond these there is little consensus.