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Home Soft Tissue Vascular Anomalies: Vascular Malformations and Infantile Vascular Tumors (Non-CNS)-Child
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hemangioma suspected, hip, initial imaging 3197043
US duplex Doppler hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US duplex Doppler lower extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US lower extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRA and MRV lower extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI lower extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
CT lower extremity with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
US hip with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
US lower extremity with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Arteriography lower extremity
0.1-1mSv
☢☢ 		0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
Radiography lower extremity
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Radiography hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CTA and CTV lower extremity with IV contrast


Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI lower extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT lower extremity without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT lower extremity without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate