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Home Fever Without Source or Unknown Origin-Child
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Fever, without source, occult pneumonia suspected, initial imaging 3198738
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		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
MRI whole body without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI whole body without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		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
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate