Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, humerus, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195055
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration shoulder

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
MRI upper arm without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI upper arm without 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
US upper arm
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan arm

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan arm
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be 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 upper arm with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT upper arm without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT upper arm without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate