Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, femur, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195060
Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration knee

Varies

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

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan femur
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 thigh with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

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

Usually not appropriate