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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, hip, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195567
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
3-phase bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan hip
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan hip
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 hip
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
WBC scan hip
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate