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, erosive osteoarthritis suspected, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3196214
US hip
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies

Varies
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