Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis or septic arthritis suspected, ankle, findings suggestive of osteomyelitis on radiography, next imaging study 3195073
Image-guided aspiration ankle

Varies

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

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan ankle
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 ankle with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate