ACR AC Portal

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

Soft tissue infection suspected, neck, initial imaging

3195469

Radiography neck

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually appropriate

US neck

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI neck without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

MRI neck without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan neck

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT neck with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT neck without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT neck without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate