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Home Suspected Primary Bone Tumors
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Primary bone tumor suspected, skull, lesion on radiography, aggressive appearance for malignancy, next imaging study 3198825
MRI head without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI head without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT skull
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT head with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT head without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT head without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US head
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Image-guided biopsy head

Varies
Varies 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate