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Home Malignant or Aggressive Primary Musculoskeletal Tumor-Staging And Surveillance
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Primary bone tumor, malignant, femur, local recurrence surveillance 3195783
Radiography femur
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
MRI thigh without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI thigh without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT thigh with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US thigh
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT femur
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate