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Variant: 1 Routine follow-up of the asymptomatic patient after hip arthroplasty.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
Radiography hip	Usually Appropriate
US hip	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 2 Symptomatic patient with hip prosthesis. Initial imaging.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
Radiography hip	Usually Appropriate
US hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hip	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 3 Symptomatic hip arthroplasty patient, history of acute injury. Additional imaging following radiographs.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
CT hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast	May Be Appropriate
US hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hip	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan and gallium scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan and gallium scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 4 Symptomatic hip arthroplasty patient, infection not excluded. Additional imaging following radiographs.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
Image-guided aspiration hip	Usually Appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan hip	Usually Appropriate
US hip	May Be Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	May Be Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	May Be Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	May Be Appropriate
Radiographic arthrography hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan and gallium scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan and gallium scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	Usually Not Appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 5 Symptomatic hip arthroplasty patient, infection excluded. Additional imaging following radiographs.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
Image-guided anesthetic injection hip	May Be Appropriate
Bone scan with SPECT or SPECT/CT hip	May Be Appropriate
Radiographic arthrography hip	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Bone scan hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT arthrography hip	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
Fluoride PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 6 Evaluation of symptomatic hip arthroplasty patient with metal-on-metal prosthesis or findings suggesting trunnionosis. Question of adverse reaction to metal debris. Additional imaging following radiographs.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
US hip	May Be Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	May Be Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate

Variant: 7 Hip arthroplasty patient with trochanteric pain. Suspect abductor injury, or trochanteric bursitis, or other soft tissue abnormality. Additional imaging following radiographs.

Procedure	Appropriateness Category
US hip	Usually Appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast	Usually Appropriate
Image-guided anesthetic +/- corticosteroid injection hip joint or surrounding structures	May Be Appropriate
Radiographic arthrography hip	Usually Not Appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast	Usually Not Appropriate

Barbara N. Weissman, MD^a; Christopher J. Palestro, MD^b; Michael G. Fox, MD, MBA^c; Angela M. Bell, MD^d; Donna G. Blankenbaker, MD^e; Matthew A. Frick, MD^f; Shari T. Jawetz, MD^g; Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD^h; Nicholas Said, MD, MBAⁱ; J. Derek Stensby, MD^j; Naveen Subhas, MD, MPH^k; Katherine M. Tynus, MD^l; Eric A. Walker, MD, MHA^m; Mark J. Kransdorf, MDⁿ.

Initial imaging is defined as imaging at the beginning of the care episode for the medical condition defined by the variant. More than one procedure can be considered usually appropriate in the initial imaging evaluation when:

There are procedures that are equivalent alternatives (i.e., only one procedure will be ordered to provide the clinical information to effectively manage the patient’s care)

There are complementary procedures (i.e., more than one procedure is ordered as a set or simultaneously wherein each procedure provides unique clinical information to effectively manage the patient’s care).

The evidence table, literature search, and appendix for this topic are available at https://acsearch.acr.org/list. The appendix includes the strength of evidence assessment and the final rating round tabulations for each recommendation.

For additional information on the Appropriateness Criteria methodology and other supporting documents, please go to the ACR website at https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Clinical-Tools-and-Reference/Appropriateness-Criteria.

The ACR acknowledges the limitations in applying inclusive language when citing research studies that predates the use of the current understanding of language inclusive of diversity in sex, intersex, gender, and gender-diverse people. The data variables regarding sex and gender used in the cited literature will not be changed. However, this guideline will use the terminology and definitions as proposed by the National Institutes of Health.

Appropriateness Category Name	Appropriateness Rating	Appropriateness Category Definition
Usually Appropriate	7, 8, or 9	The imaging procedure or treatment is indicated in the specified clinical scenarios at a favorable risk-benefit ratio for patients.
May Be Appropriate	4, 5, or 6	The imaging procedure or treatment may be indicated in the specified clinical scenarios as an alternative to imaging procedures or treatments with a more favorable risk-benefit ratio, or the risk-benefit ratio for patients is equivocal.
May Be Appropriate (Disagreement)	5	The individual ratings are too dispersed from the panel median. The different label provides transparency regarding the panel’s recommendation. “May be appropriate” is the rating category and a rating of 5 is assigned.
Usually Not Appropriate	1, 2, or 3	The imaging procedure or treatment is unlikely to be indicated in the specified clinical scenarios, or the risk-benefit ratio for patients is likely to be unfavorable.

Potential adverse health effects associated with radiation exposure are an important factor to consider when selecting the appropriate imaging procedure. Because there is a wide range of radiation exposures associated with different diagnostic procedures, a relative radiation level (RRL) indication has been included for each imaging examination. The RRLs are based on effective dose, which is a radiation dose quantity that is used to estimate population total radiation risk associated with an imaging procedure. Patients in the pediatric age group are at inherently higher risk from exposure, because of both organ sensitivity and longer life expectancy (relevant to the long latency that appears to accompany radiation exposure). For these reasons, the RRL dose estimate ranges for pediatric examinations are lower as compared with those specified for adults (see Table below). Additional information regarding radiation dose assessment for imaging examinations can be found in the ACR Appropriateness Criteria^® Radiation Dose Assessment Introduction document.

Relative Radiation Level Designations
Relative Radiation Level*	Adult Effective Dose Estimate Range	Pediatric Effective Dose Estimate Range
O	0 mSv	0 mSv
☢	<0.1 mSv	<0.03 mSv
☢☢	0.1-1 mSv	0.03-0.3 mSv
☢☢☢	1-10 mSv	0.3-3 mSv
☢☢☢☢	10-30 mSv	3-10 mSv
☢☢☢☢☢	30-100 mSv	10-30 mSv
*RRL assignments for some of the examinations cannot be made, because the actual patient doses in these procedures vary as a function of a number of factors (e.g., region of the body exposed to ionizing radiation, the imaging guidance that is used). The RRLs for these examinations are designated as “Varies.”

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The ACR Committee on Appropriateness Criteria and its expert panels have developed criteria for determining appropriate imaging examinations for diagnosis and treatment of specified medical condition(s). These criteria are intended to guide radiologists, radiation oncologists and referring physicians in making decisions regarding radiologic imaging and treatment. Generally, the complexity and severity of a patient’s clinical condition should dictate the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Only those examinations generally used for evaluation of the patient’s condition are ranked. Other imaging studies necessary to evaluate other co-existent diseases or other medical consequences of this condition are not considered in this document. The availability of equipment or personnel may influence the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Imaging techniques classified as investigational by the FDA have not been considered in developing these criteria; however, study of new equipment and applications should be encouraged. The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any specific radiologic examination or treatment must be made by the referring physician and radiologist in light of all the circumstances presented in an individual examination