Home Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Septic arthritis suspected, wrist, implanted intra articular surgical hardware, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195614
Image-guided aspiration wrist

Varies

Varies
Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT wrist with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually appropriate
US wrist
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
May be appropriate
CT wrist without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan wrist
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 wrist
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate
WBC scan wrist
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

May be appropriate
CT wrist without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan wrist
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan wrist
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate