Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, foot, radiography normal, next imaging study 3194982
US foot
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration foot

Varies

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

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI foot 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 foot with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT foot without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT foot without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate