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Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)

Variants

Child. Younger than 5 years of age. Concern for osteomyelitis or septic arthritis involving an extremity. Initial imaging.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Osteomyelitis suspected, wrist, initial imaging

3194967

US wrist

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Radiography wrist

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually appropriate

MRI upper extremity without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI wrist without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually 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

MRI wrist without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan wrist

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT wrist with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually not appropriate

CT wrist without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually not appropriate

CT wrist without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan wrist

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan whole body

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate