Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hand pain, chronic, seronegative inflammatory arthritis suspected, radiography normal, next imaging study 3196153
US hand
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI hand without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI hand without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hand

Varies

Varies
Usually not appropriate
CT hand with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT hand
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