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Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Ankle trauma, no point tenderness over the malleoli or talus or calcaneus, able to walk, no exclusionary criteria, initial imaging

3191898

US ankle

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Radiography ankle

<0.1 mSv
☢

<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI ankle without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI ankle without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT ankle with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT ankle without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT ankle without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan ankle

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate