Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Wrist pain, chronic, seronegative inflammatory arthritis suspected, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3196173
US wrist
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
MRI wrist without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration wrist

Varies

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

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

Usually not appropriate
CT wrist 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 wrist
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