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Adult or child greater than or equal to 5 years of age. Chronic knee pain. Initial knee radiograph negative or demonstrates joint effusion. Next imaging procedure.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Knee pain, chronic, joint effusion on radiography

3148609

MRI knee without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

US knee

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate
(Disagreement)

Radiography hip ipsilateral

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

Radiography lumbar spine

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

Image-guided aspiration knee

Varies

May be appropriate

MR arthrography knee

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

CT arthrography knee

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

CT knee without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

MRI knee without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT knee with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT knee without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan knee

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate