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Home Suspected Acute Aortic Syndrome
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Chest pain, acute aortic syndrome suspected 3194179
US echocardiography transesophageal
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		Usually appropriate
MRA chest abdomen pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRA chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
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 transthoracic resting
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Aortography chest
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
MRA chest abdomen pelvis without 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
MRI chest abdomen pelvis 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
CTA coronary arteries with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
MRI chest abdomen pelvis without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate