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Home Imaging after Total Hip Arthroplasty

Variants

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Hip replaced, trochanteric pain, trochanteric bursitis suspected, radiography performed, next imaging study

3196559

US hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

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

Varies

May be appropriate

Radiographic arthrography hip

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI hip without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

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