Table 2 Recommendations for neuroimaging for each risk group, overall and by specialty
From: Variability of physicians’ thresholds for neuroimaging in children with recurrent headache
Risk group | Percent and number recommending neuroimaging | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Pediatric neurosurgeons | Child neurologists | Pediatric radiologists | Community pediatricians | |
50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
116/116 | 23/23 | 26/26 | 11/11 | 56/56 | |
10% | 99% | 96% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
114/115 | 22/23 | 26/26 | 11/11 | 55/55 | |
4% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 100% | 89% |
107/115 | 21/22 | 25/26 | 11/11 | 50/56 | |
1%* | 54% | 67% | 65% | 73% | 39% |
61/114 | 14/21 | 17/26 | 8/11 | 22/56 | |
0.4% | 25% | 23% | 37% | 36% | 18% |
29/116 | 5/22 | 10/27 | 4/11 | 10/56 | |
0.01% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 9% | 4% |
5/113 | 0/22 | 2/24 | 1/11 | 2/56 | |