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Upper or lower extremity. Suspected vascular malformation presenting with pain or findings of physical deformity including soft-tissue mass, diffuse or focal enlargement, discoloration, or ulceration. Initial imaging.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Vascular malformation suspected, upper arm

3157879

US duplex Doppler upper arm

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRA arm without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI upper arm without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

CTA arm with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

US upper arm with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRA arm without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRI upper arm without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

CT upper arm with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

CT upper arm without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

May be appropriate

Radiography humerus

<0.1 mSv
☢

Usually not appropriate

Arteriography arm

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT upper arm without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate