Home Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Ribs stress fracture on radiography, next imaging study, determining extent 3197399
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
Radiography ribs repeat in 10-14 days
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast (including upper abdomen)
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate