Home Chronic Shoulder Pain
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Shoulder pain, chronic, rotator cuff disorders suspected, hx of rotator cuff repair, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3195940
US shoulder
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MR arthrography shoulder
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI shoulder without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT arthrography shoulder
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually appropriate
Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection shoulder or surrounding structures

Varies

Varies
May be appropriate
Radiography shoulder additional views
<0.1 mSv

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
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

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