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Home Joint Pain: Idiopathic Arthritis-Child
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip swelling, idiopathic arthritis suspected, initial imaging 3199568
Radiography hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US hip with 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
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
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
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
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