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Home Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection: Treatment Planning and Follow-Up
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Thoracic aorta disease, post repair (TEVAR), follow up 3106346
CTA chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CTA chest abdomen pelvis with IV contrast
30-100 mSv
☢☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US echocardiography transesophageal
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US echocardiography transthoracic resting
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		May be appropriate
Aortography chest abdomen pelvis
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRA chest abdomen pelvis with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRA chest abdomen pelvis without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRA chest with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRA chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US duplex Doppler aorta abdomen
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest abdomen pelvis without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate