For another excellent imaging guideline resource, please see American College Of Radiology Imaging Guidelines – An Awesome Resource
Posted on July 14, 2019 by Tom Wade MD
In this post I link to and excerpt from Referring Physician Ordering Guide:
What to Order When 2015 [Link is to the complete PDF] from Radia:
The radiologists at Radia have developed the following scanning guidelines for our referring providers to assist you in selecting the most effective imaging modality for your patient’s clinical presentation. This booklet is intended only as a guideline.
Here are the Musculoskeletal Imaging Guidelines from Radia:
- Shoulder
- Humerous
- Elbow
- Forearm
- Wrist
- Hand
- Finger (Area From MCP Joint To Distal Tip
- Sacrum
- Bony Pelvis
- Hip
- Thigh/Femur
- Knee
- Calf/Tibia
- Ankle/Hindfoot
- Midfoot
- Forefoot/Toes (Region From MTP Joint To Distal Tip)
- Other
Shoulder
Humerus
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Finger (Area From MCP Joint To Distal Tip
Sacrum
Bony Pelvis
Hip
Thigh/Femur
Knee
Calf/Tibia
Ankle/Hindfoot
Midfoot
Forefoot/Toes (Region From MTP Joint To Distal Tip)
Other
