Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, forearm, initial imaging 3194962
US forearm
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Radiography radius and ulna
<0.1 mSv

Usually appropriate
MRI forearm without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI upper extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI forearm without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI upper extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
MRI whole body without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRI whole body without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan forearm

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT forearm with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT forearm without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT forearm without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan forearm
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate