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

Variants

Documents

Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Septic arthritis suspected, hip, initial imaging

3195457

Radiography hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

US hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI hip without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI hip without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate