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Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Shoulder pain, acute, proximal humerus fracture on radiography, next imaging study

3198475

CT shoulder without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

MRI shoulder without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

US shoulder

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MR arthrography shoulder

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan shoulder

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT shoulder with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT shoulder without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT arthrography shoulder

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate