Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Knee pain, chronic, pseudogout suspected, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3196206
US knee
0 mSv
O
0 mSv [ped]
O
Usually appropriate
CT knee without IV contrast
<0.1 mSv
0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢
Usually appropriate
Image-guided aspiration knee

Varies

Varies
May be 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
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