Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
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