Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Ankle pain, chronic, seronegative inflammatory arthritis suspected, initial imaging 3196120
Radiography ankle
<0.1 mSv
<0.03 mSv [ped]
Usually appropriate
US ankle
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI ankle without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI ankle without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT ankle without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
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