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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, hip, arthroplasty, radiography normal, next imaging study 3195627
Image-guided aspiration hip

Varies
Varies 		Usually appropriate
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
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 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
WBC scan hip
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
3-phase bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
3-phase bone scan and WBC scan and sulfur colloid scan hip
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate