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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, hand, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195553
MRI hand without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI hand without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT hand with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan hand
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan hand
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan hand
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 hand
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US hand
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT hand without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan hand
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate