Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Subchondral stress fracture suspected, radius and ulna, radiography negative, next imaging study 3197377
MRI forearm without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT forearm without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT radius and ulna
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US forearm
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
Radiography radius and ulna repeat in 10-14 days
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
MRI forearm without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT forearm with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT forearm without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate