What Imaging Is Best for Suspected Biceps Tendon Pain After Normal X-Rays?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic shoulder pain. Suspect biceps tendon abnormality. Initial radiographs normal or inconclusive. Next imaging study. (
Category: Musculoskeletal Imaging
Part of the imaging decision system doctors were never taught to navigate at speed: which study to order, which protocol, and what the published appropriateness guidance actually says for MSK imaging. Plain-English references, scenario by scenario.
What Is the Next Step for Suspected Adhesive Capsulitis After Normal X-Rays?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic shoulder pain. Suspect adhesive capsulitis. Initial radiographs normal or inconclusive. Next imaging study. (Chroni
Which Imaging Is Best for Suspected Labral Tears or Shoulder Instability?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic shoulder pain. Suspect labral pathology or shoulder instability. Initial radiographs normal or inconclusive. Next i
Which Imaging Study Should You Order First for Chronic Shoulder Pain?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic shoulder pain. Initial imaging. (Chronic Shoulder Pain): recommended study, differential, downstream pathway.
What Is the Best Imaging for a Soft Tissue Mass When MRI Is Contraindicated?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Soft tissue mass. Nondiagnostic radiograph and noncontrast enhanced ultrasound. MRI contraindicated. Next imaging study. (S
What Is the Best First Imaging Study for a Superficial Soft Tissue Mass?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Superficial soft tissue mass. Initial imaging. (Soft Tissue Masses): recommended study, differential, downstream pathway.
What Is the Best First Imaging Study for an Adult with Acute Shoulder Pain?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Acute shoulder pain. Any etiology. Initial imaging. (Acute Shoulder Pain): recommended study, differential, downstre
Which Imaging Is Best for Suspected Hip Bursitis or Tendonitis After Negative X-rays?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic hip pain. Suspect noninfectious extra-articular abnormality, such as tendonitis or bursitis. Radiographs negative o
Which Initial Imaging Study Is Best for a Suspected Adult Stress Fracture?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Suspect stress fracture, excluding vertebrae. Initial imaging. (Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including S
How Should You Follow Up Low Bone Density in Younger Adults? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Premenopausal females with risk factors. Males less than 50 years of age with risk factors. Follow-up to low bone mineral d