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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, neutropenia, initial imaging 3198741
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
CT paranasal sinuses with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT paranasal sinuses without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US abdomen
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan whole body

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan and WBC scan whole body

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
MRI abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast
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 without 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 neck with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT neck without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT neck without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT paranasal sinuses without and with IV contrast
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
Fluoride PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate