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Home Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot)
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Soft tissue infection suspected, elbow, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195502
US elbow
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies
Varies 		Usually appropriate
MRI elbow without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI elbow without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually appropriate
CT elbow without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT elbow without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan elbow
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate