Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Shoulder pain, chronic, erosive osteoarthritis suspected, radiography normal, next imaging study 3108760
US shoulder
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Image-guided aspiration shoulder

Varies

Varies
Usually not appropriate
MRI shoulder without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate