Home Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Osteomyelitis suspected, chest, initial imaging 3195444
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan chest
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate