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Home Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Elbow pain, chronic, erosive osteoarthritis suspected, radiography inconclusive, next imaging study 3196211
US elbow
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI elbow without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Image-guided aspiration elbow

Varies
Varies 		Usually not appropriate
MRI elbow without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT elbow with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without and with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT elbow without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
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