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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, pelvis, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195557
MRI pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI pelvis without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
3-phase bone scan pelvis
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT pelvis with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT pelvis without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan pelvis
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan pelvis
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 pelvis
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US pelvis
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
WBC scan pelvis
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate