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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, foot, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195564
MRI foot without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI foot without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT foot with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT foot without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan foot
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan foot
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan foot
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 foot
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US foot
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT foot without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
WBC scan foot
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate