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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Foot pain chronic, baxter neuropathy suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study

3199686

MRI foot without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

US foot

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection foot or surrounding structures

Varies

May be appropriate
(Disagreement)

MRI foot without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

3-phase bone scan foot

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

CT foot with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT foot without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT foot without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan foot

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate