Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Stress fracture suspected, ankle, immediate need-to-know, radiography indeterminate, next imaging study 3197281
MRI ankle without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT ankle without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT ankle
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US ankle
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Radiography ankle repeat in 10-14 days
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually not appropriate
MRI ankle without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate