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Home Staging and Follow-up of Esophageal Cancer
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Esophageal cancer, recurrence, posttreatment imaging 3195417
CT chest and abdomen with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy upper GI series
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest and abdomen without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI head without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI head without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI skull base to mid-thigh
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest and abdomen without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate