Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis or septic arthritis suspected, wrist, findings suggestive of osteomyelitis on radiography, next imaging study 3195084
Image-guided aspiration wrist

Varies

Varies
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
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
US wrist
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
Bone scan whole body and 3-phase bone scan wrist

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