Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Septic arthritis suspected, foot, initial imaging 3195042
US foot
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Radiography foot
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually appropriate
MRI foot without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI foot without 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
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan foot

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
MRI whole body without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI whole body without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not 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
3-phase bone scan foot
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate