Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Foot pain, chronic, seronegative inflammatory arthritis suspected, radiography normal, next imaging study 3196155
US foot
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI foot without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI foot without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration foot

Varies

Varies
Usually not appropriate
CT foot with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT foot without and with IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT foot 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
Bone scan whole body with SPECT or SPECT/CT foot
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