Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis or septic arthritis suspected, hand, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195008
US hand
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hand

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
MRI hand 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 hand

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRI hand 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 hand with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate