Should You Order Radiographs for a Minor Knee Injury if the Patient Can Walk?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult or child 5 years of age or older. Fall or acute twisting trauma to the knee. No focal tenderness, no effusion, able t
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.
Which Imaging Is Best for High-Risk Thoracic or Lumbar Spine Trauma?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Age 16 years or older. Acute thoracic or lumbar spine blunt trauma in a high-risk or unexaminable patient. Initial imaging.
What’s the Best Initial Imaging for C-Spine Trauma When NEXUS Criteria Are Met?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Age 16 years or older. Acute cervical spine blunt trauma. Imaging indicated by CCR or NEXUS clinical criteria. Initial imag
Should You Image a Low-Risk Adult After Acute Cervical Spine Trauma?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Age greater than or equal to 16 years and less than 65 years. Acute cervical spine blunt trauma; imaging not indicated by C
What Is the Right Imaging for Osteoporosis Surveillance? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Follow-up imaging of patients demonstrated to have risk for fracture or surveillance of established low bone mineral densit
How Should You Image a Symptomatic Metal-on-Metal Hip for Adverse Reaction to Metal Debris?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Evaluation of symptomatic hip arthroplasty patient with metal-on-metal prosthesis or findings suggesting trunnionosis. Ques
When to Order Imaging for Penetrating Torso Trauma: ACR Appropriateness Decoded
ACR Appropriateness Criteria for Penetrating Torso Trauma: recommended imaging by clinical scenario, adult and pediatric radiation levels, and matching gig
When to Order Imaging for Major Blunt Trauma: ACR Appropriateness Decoded
ACR Appropriateness Criteria for Major Blunt Trauma: recommended imaging by clinical scenario, adult and pediatric radiation levels, and matching gighz pro
When to Order Imaging for Suspected Primary Bone Tumors: ACR Appropriateness Decoded
ACR Appropriateness Criteria for Suspected Primary Bone Tumors: recommended imaging by clinical scenario, adult and pediatric radiation levels, and matchin
When to Order Imaging for Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot): ACR Appropriateness Decoded
ACR Appropriateness Criteria for Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot): recommended imagi