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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

Femur stress fracture on radiography, next imaging study, determining extent

3197415

MRI thigh without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT thigh without IV contrast

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually appropriate

Radiography femur repeat in 10-14 days

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

US thigh

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

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