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A 74-year-old woman trips at home and lands on her carpet. She complains of posterior neck pain but has no neurological deficits and stable vitals. Based on the Canadian C-spine criteria, she is technically low risk (simple fall, ambulatory, no midline tenderness post-analgesia). She is frail (CFS 6) and takes long-term steroids.
Which imaging modality is most appropriate as first-line in this scenario?

MRI cervical spine

CT cervical spine

Lateral cervical spine X-ray

Soft cervical collar with outpatient review

No imaging (meets low-risk criteria)

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