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, wrist, initial imaging 3195476
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