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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

Soft tissue infection suspected, foot, radiography normal, next imaging study

3195504

US foot

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Image-guided aspiration foot

Varies

Usually appropriate

MRI foot without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI foot without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT foot with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually appropriate

CT foot without IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

May be appropriate

CT foot without and with IV contrast

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

3-phase bone scan foot

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate