Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, elbow, radiography normal, next imaging study 3194980
US elbow
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
MRI elbow 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 upper extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan elbow

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI elbow 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
MRI whole body without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

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

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

Usually not appropriate