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Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Elbow pain, chronic, occult stress fracture suspected, radiography normal, next imaging study

3195431

MRI elbow without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT elbow without IV contrast

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually appropriate

3-phase bone scan elbow

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate
(Disagreement)

US elbow

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MR arthrography elbow

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI elbow without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT arthrography elbow

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT elbow with IV contrast

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT elbow without and with IV contrast

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate