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

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Soft tissue infection suspected, abdomen, initial imaging

3195460

Radiography abdomen

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually appropriate

US abdomen

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI abdomen without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI abdomen without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan abdomen

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT abdomen with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT abdomen without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT abdomen without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate