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Home Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
RUQ pain, no fever, no high WBC count, biliary disease suspected, US negative, next imaging study 3195878
MRI abdomen without and with IV contrast with MRCP
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI abdomen without IV contrast with MRCP
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT abdomen with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
Nuclear medicine scan gallbladder
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT abdomen without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT abdomen without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate