Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, chronic, crystalline arthritis suspected, gout, initial imaging 3196139
Radiography hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
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
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate