Evaluation of neck pain

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Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging, McDonald MA, Kirsch CFE, et al. ACR appropriateness criteria: cervical neck pain or cervical radiculopathy. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 May;16(5S):S57-76.Full text  Abstract

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