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Home Imaging After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Shoulder prosthesis, symptomatic, infection not excluded, radiography performed, next imaging study 3194894
US shoulder
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration shoulder

Varies
Varies 		Usually appropriate
MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI shoulder without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT shoulder
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT shoulder with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
Bone scan shoulder
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT arthrography shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
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