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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
Septic arthritis suspected, elbow, arthroplasty, radiography findings suggest septic arthritis, next imaging study 3195621
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies
Varies 		Usually appropriate
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
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually appropriate
US elbow
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		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
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