Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Subchondral stress fracture suspected, femur, radiography negative, next imaging study 3197373
MRI thigh without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT thigh without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT femur
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US thigh
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Radiography femur repeat in 10-14 days
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
MRI thigh without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT thigh with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate