What Is the Best Imaging for Chronic Elbow Pain Refractory to Treatment?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Chronic elbow pain. Suspect chronic epicondylalgia or tendon tear. Refractory to empirical treatment. Radiographs normal or
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.
How Should You Assess Osteoporosis in Patients with Severe Spinal Degeneration?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Males and females greater than or equal to 50 years of age. Suspected osteoporosis. Advanced degenerative changes of the sp
Which Imaging Is Best for Low Bone Density Risk in Younger Adults and Premenopausal Women?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Initial imaging for premenopausal females or males less than 50 years of age. Individual with risk factors that could alter
Which Imaging Study Is Best for Initial Osteoporosis Screening? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Osteoporosis screening or initial imaging of clinically suspected low bone mineral density. (Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral
What Imaging Is Best for Suspected Rotator Cuff Tear After Shoulder Arthroplasty?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Symptomatic patient with a primary shoulder arthroplasty, infection excluded. Suspected rotator cuff tear or other soft tis
Which Imaging Is Best for Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis After Negative Radiographs?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Inflammatory back pain. Suspected axial spondyloarthritis. Additional imaging following radiographs. Next imaging study. (I
Should You Order Stress Views for Ankle Trauma with Negative X-Rays and Suspected Ligament Injury?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult or child 5 years of age or older. Acute trauma to the ankle. Radiographs negative for osseous injury and physical exa
What Is the Next Imaging Study After an Abnormal Ankle Radiograph?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult or child 5 years of age or older. Acute trauma to the ankle. No exclusionary criteria present. Radiographs demonstrat
Should You Order MRI for Acute Knee Trauma with Negative Radiographs?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult or skeletally mature child. Fall or acute twisting trauma to the knee. No fracture seen on radiographs. Suspect occul
What Imaging Is Best for a Suspected Foot Foreign Body After Negative X-Rays?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult or child older than 5 years of age. Acute trauma to the foot. Suspect penetrating trauma with a foreign body. Radiogr