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Home Imaging After Shoulder Arthroplasty

Variants

Adult. Symptomatic shoulder prosthesis. Infection excluded or considered unlikely. Suspected loosening. Radiography performed. Next imaging study.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Shoulder prosthesis, symptomatic, loosening suspected, infection excluded or unlikely, radiography performed, next imaging study

3194895

MRI shoulder without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT shoulder without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

3-phase bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT shoulder

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate

CT arthrography shoulder

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate

US shoulder

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Image-guided aspiration shoulder

Varies

Usually not appropriate

MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan shoulder

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

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

3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan shoulder

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT shoulder

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan shoulder

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate