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Home Suspected Primary Bone Tumors
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Primary bone tumor suspected, hip, osteoid osteoma suspected based on clinical presentation, no lesions on radiography, next imaging study 3198822
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Image-guided biopsy hip

Varies
Varies 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip
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