Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, hip, radiography normal, next imaging study 3194985
US hip
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies

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

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI hip 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 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