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Chronic hip pain. Radiographs suspicious for intra-articular synovial hyperplasia or neoplasia, including nodular synovitis, diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumor, osteochondromatosis, other synovial neoplasm. Next imaging study.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Hip pain, chronic, radiography suspicious for intraarticular synovial hyperplasia, next imaging study

3195918

MRI hip without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT arthrography hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

US hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection hip joint or surrounding structures

Varies

Usually not appropriate

Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies

Usually not appropriate

MR arthrography hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate