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, pseudogout suspected, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3196204
US hand
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT hand without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv

Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration hand

Varies

Varies
May be appropriate
MRI hand without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually not appropriate
MRI hand without IV contrast
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
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
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