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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, hip, radiography normal, next imaging study

3195507

US hip

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI hip without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CT hip with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

CT hip without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

3-phase bone scan hip

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT hip without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate