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Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Septic arthritis suspected, wrist, initial imaging 3195047
US wrist
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Radiography wrist
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
MRI upper extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI upper extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan wrist

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 wrist with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
CT wrist without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
CT wrist without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan wrist
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate