Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Cerebrovascular Blunt Trauma

This pathway provides guidance for cerebrovascular imaging of blunt trauma patients who are at increased risk of cerebrovascular injury following their trauma. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK text box will bring up the full text. The relative radiation level (RRL) of each imaging investigation is displayed in the pop up box. SYMBOL RRL EFFECTIVE DOSE RANGE None 0 Minimal < 1 millisieverts Low 1-5 mSv Medium 5-10 mSv High >10 mSv