For osteomyelitis, the body regions covered are ankle, chest, elbow, femur, foot, forearm, hand, hip, humerus, knee, pelvis, shoulder, tibia/fibula, wrist. For septic arthritis, the body regions covered are ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist. aUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. bResearch Author, University of Virginia Health Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. cPanel Chair, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. dPanel Vice-Chair, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina. eThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. fMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. gAventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida and Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. hMoffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; MSK-RADS (Bone) Committee. iUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Primary care physician. jDiagnostic Imaging Associates, Chesterfield, Missouri. kMayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. lSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York. mMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. nSpecialty Chair, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis For soft tissue infection, the body regions covered are abdomen, neck, ankle, chest, elbow, thigh, foot, forearm, hand, hip, arm, knee, pelvis, shoulder, leg, wrist.
Suspected Osteomyelitis Septic Arthritis or Soft Tissue Infection Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot PCAs. For osteomyelitis, the body regions covered are ankle, chest, elbow, femur, foot, forearm, hand, hip, humerus, knee, pelvis, shoulder, tibia/fibula, wrist. For septic arthritis, the body regions covered are ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist. aUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. bResearch Author, University of Virginia Health Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. cPanel Chair, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. dPanel Vice-Chair, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina. eThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. fMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. gAventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida and Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. hMoffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; MSK-RADS (Bone) Committee. iUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Primary care physician. jDiagnostic Imaging Associates, Chesterfield, Missouri. kMayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. lSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York. mMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. nSpecialty Chair, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis For soft tissue infection, the body regions covered are abdomen, neck, ankle, chest, elbow, thigh, foot, forearm, hand, hip, arm, knee, pelvis, shoulder, leg, wrist.