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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

Septic arthritis suspected, hip, initial imaging

3194973

US hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Radiography hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI lower extremity without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRI lower 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 hip

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Bone scan whole body

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate