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Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Knee pain, chronic, crystalline arthritis suspected, pseudogout, initial imaging 3196133
Radiography knee
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually appropriate
US knee
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI knee without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI knee without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT knee with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT knee without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT knee 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