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Home Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Pulmonary nodule on incomplete thoracic CT, incidental, indeterminate, next imaging study 3196544
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Image-guided transthoracic needle biopsy

Varies
Varies 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate