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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, femur, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195550
MRI thigh without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI thigh without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT thigh with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT thigh without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan femur
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan femur
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan femur
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan femur
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US thigh
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan femur
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate