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Home Staging and Follow-up of Melanoma
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Muco-cutaneous melanoma, abdomen, newly diagnosed, suspected regional lymph node involvement based on signs or symptoms, initial staging 3199926
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
US abdomen
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US axilla
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US groin
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI head without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Lymphoscintigraphy chest


Usually not appropriate
MRI head without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Lymphoscintigraphy abdomen
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Lymphoscintigraphy axilla
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Lymphoscintigraphy groin
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without 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
CT head with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT head without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT head without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
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