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Home Joint Pain: Idiopathic Arthritis-Child

Variants

Child. Back pain. Suspected idiopathic arthritis. Initial imaging.

Documents

Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Cervical and thoracic spine pain, idiopathic arthritis suspected, initial imaging

3199582

MRI cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI complete spine without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Radiography complete spine

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

Radiography cervical and thoracic spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

MRI cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRI complete spine without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

US cervical and thoracic spine

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 cervical and thoracic spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT cervical and thoracic spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT cervical and lumbar spine with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT cervical and lumbar spine without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

FDG-PET/MRI whole body

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT cervical and lumbar spine without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT complete spine with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT complete spine without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT complete spine without IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

FDG-PET/CT whole body

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate