Home Blunt Chest Trauma-Suspected Cardiac Injury
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Chest trauma, blunt, cardiac injury suspected, hemodynamically stable 3185411
US echocardiography transthoracic resting
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
CTA chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
CTA chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate
US echocardiography transesophageal
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT heart function and morphology with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US echocardiography transthoracic stress
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI heart function and morphology without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI heart function and morphology without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI heart with function and inotropic stress without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI heart with function and inotropic stress without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI heart with function and vasodilator stress perfusion without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CTA coronary arteries with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
SPECT or SPECT/CT MPI rest only
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT heart
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
SPECT or SPECT/CT MPI rest and stress
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate