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Is it a good idea to expose myself to radiation of hip cat scan just for informational reasons not per surgery or pain?
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Informational?: Diagnostic imaging requiring xrays should always be performed to answer a clinically important question. The radiation dose is small but no patients should expose themselves needlessly.
Answered 2/8/2015
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