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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, elbow, implanted extra articular surgical hardware, radiography findings suggest osteomyelitis, next imaging study 3195586
MRI elbow without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI elbow without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US elbow
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
CT elbow without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan elbow
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 elbow
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
WBC scan elbow
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies
Varies 		Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan elbow
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan elbow
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate