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Home Suspected Small-Bowel Obstruction
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Small bowel obstruction suspected, acute presentation, initial imaging 3074217
CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
Fluoroscopy small bowel follow-through
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
Radiography abdomen and pelvis
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
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
CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US abdomen and pelvis
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy small bowel enteroclysis
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
MR enteroclysis
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MR enterography
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT enteroclysis
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT enterography
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate