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Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Stress fracture suspected, humerus, radiography negative, next imaging study

3197238

MRI upper arm without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Radiography humerus repeat in 10-14 days

<0.1 mSv
☢

May be appropriate

Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT humerus

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate

CT upper arm without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

US upper arm

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI upper arm without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT upper arm with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT upper arm without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate