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Cervical spine imaging is recommended in trauma patients unless they meet all of the following criteria:

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  1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Gary X. Wang, Mark A. Anderson & Susanna I. Lee

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    Lauren Uzdienski

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Wang, G.X., Anderson, M.A., Uzdienski, L., Lee, S.I. (2021). Musculoskeletal Imaging. In: Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65185-5_10

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