Home Chronic Shoulder Pain
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Shoulder pain, chronic, initial imaging 3195924
Radiography shoulder
<0.1 mSv

Usually appropriate
US shoulder
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection shoulder or surrounding structures

Varies

Varies
Usually not appropriate
MR arthrography shoulder
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI shoulder without 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
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT arthrography shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate