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Table 3 RVU levels assigned to studies in Sect. 1 data collection

From: Measuring Consultant Radiologist workload: method and results from a national survey

Study type

 

Relative value units

Plain films

Extremity

1.5

 

Spine

2.5

 

Chest or abdomen

1.5

 

Skeletal survey

5

 

IVU (intravenous urography)

5

Mammography

 

5

Ultrasound

Including abdomen, urinary, pelvis, breast, MSK, small parts, vascular, other

5

CT

Brain

5

 

Spine

7

 

Thorax (including thorax and upper abdomen)

10

 

Neck

10

 

Abdomen and pelvis

13

 

Chest, abdomen and pelvis

27

MRI

Including brain, spine, MSK, body, angio, cardiac, etc.

20