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Home Joint Pain: Idiopathic Arthritis-Child
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Thoracic spine pain, idiopathic arthritis suspected, initial imaging 3199584
MRI complete spine without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI thoracic 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 thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI complete spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI thoracic spine without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US 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 thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT thoracic spine
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thoracic spine with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thoracic spine without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/MRI whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		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
CT thoracic spine without and with 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
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