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Home Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Knee replaced, pain, osteolysis suspected, no infection, radiography performed, next imaging study 3196568
MRI knee without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT knee without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
3-phase bone scan knee
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US knee
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoroscopy knee
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
MRI knee without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT arthrography knee
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT knee with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT knee without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan knee
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate