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Home Chest Pain-Child
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Chest pain, pneumomediastinum suspected, initial imaging 3199698
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually appropriate
Radiography chest decubitus view

<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually not appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
US echocardiography transthoracic resting
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy upper GI series
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
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