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

Variants

Documents

Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Subchondral stress fracture suspected, foot, radiography negative, next imaging study

3197375

MRI foot without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT foot without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT foot

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate

US foot

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Radiography foot repeat in 10-14 days

<0.1 mSv
☢

<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI foot without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT foot with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT foot without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate