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Home Thyroid Disease
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Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Goiter suspected 3149294
US thyroid
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT neck without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
MRI neck without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI neck without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT neck with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
I-123 uptake scan neck
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
I-131 uptake scan and Tc-99m pertechnetate scan neck
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT neck without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate