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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
Osteomyelitis suspected, chest, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195548
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
3-phase bone scan chest
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
WBC scan chest
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate