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Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Stress fracture suspected, elbow, radiography negative, next imaging study 3197244
MRI elbow without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Radiography elbow repeat in 10-14 days
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
CT elbow without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT elbow
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US elbow
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI elbow without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate