Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Elbow pain, chronic, seronegative inflammatory arthritis suspected, initial imaging 3196115
Radiography elbow
<0.1 mSv

Usually appropriate
US elbow
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI elbow without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI elbow without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
FDG-PET/CT whole body
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate