Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hand pain, chronic, erosive osteoarthritis suspected, radiography normal, next imaging study 3108757
US hand
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI hand without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hand

Varies

Varies
Usually not appropriate
MRI hand without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT hand with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate