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Home Preprocedural Planning for Left Atrial Procedures in Atrial Fibrillation
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Atrial fibrillation, preprocedural planning, pharmacologic cardioversion 3196723
US echocardiography transesophageal
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CTA chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT heart function and morphology with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
MRI heart function and morphology without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US echocardiography transthoracic resting
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Arteriography coronary
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Catheter venography pulmonary
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
MRA chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRA chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRA coronary arteries without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRA coronary arteries without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI heart function and morphology without IV contrast
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 without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CTA coronary arteries with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
SPECT or SPECT/CT MPI rest and stress
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate