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Home Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot)

Variants

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Soft tissue infection suspected, wrist, initial imaging

3195441

Radiography wrist

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually appropriate

US wrist

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI wrist without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI wrist 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

3-phase bone scan wrist

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate