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Home Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Suspicion of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) suspected 3073701
US kidneys retroperitoneal
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US pelvis (bladder and prostate) transabdominal
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
TRUS prostate
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy voiding cystourethrography
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Radiography abdomen
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy retrograde urethrography
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Radiography intravenous urography
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
MRI pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI pelvis without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate