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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, forearm, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195552
MRI forearm without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI forearm without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT forearm with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT forearm without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan forearm
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan forearm
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan forearm
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 forearm
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US forearm
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT forearm without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan forearm
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate