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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 radiographs normal, or with findings suggestive of osteomyelitis. Next imaging study.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Osteomyelitis or septic arthritis suspected, hand, findings suggestive of osteomyelitis on radiography, next imaging study

3195020

US hand

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Image-guided aspiration hand

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 area of interest without and with IV contrast

Varies

Usually not appropriate

CT area of interest without IV contrast

Varies

Usually not appropriate