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Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Shoulder pain, chronic, calcific tendinopathy on radiography, next imaging study 3141522
Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection shoulder or surrounding structures

Varies
Varies 		Usually appropriate
US shoulder
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MR arthrography shoulder
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI shoulder without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Radiography shoulder additional views
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan shoulder
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT arthrography shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate