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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, tibia fibula, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195559
MRI lower leg without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI lower leg without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT lower leg with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT lower leg without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan leg
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan leg
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan leg
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 leg
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US lower leg
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT lower leg without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan leg
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate