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Home Nontraumatic Chest Wall Pain
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Chest wall pain, nontraumatic, infection suspected, chest radiography normal, next imaging study 3194251
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
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		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
(Disagreement)
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
WBC scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
Radiography rib views
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate