Home Osteomyelitis or Septic Arthritis-Child (Excluding Axial Skeleton)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, hand, findings suggestive of osteomyelitis on radiography, next imaging study 3195090
Image-guided aspiration hand

Varies

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

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan hand
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 hand with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate