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Home Nontraumatic Chest Wall Pain
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Chest wall pain, nontraumatic, malignancy suspected, chest radiography normal, next imaging study 3194249
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
Radiography rib views
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
WBC scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate