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Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Vascular malformation suspected, shoulder, hemangioma not suspected, initial imaging 3197065
US duplex Doppler shoulder
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US duplex Doppler upper extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US shoulder
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US upper extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRA and MRV upper extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI shoulder without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI upper extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US shoulder with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US upper extremity with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRA upper extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI shoulder without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI upper extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Arteriography upper extremity
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
Radiography shoulder
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
Radiography upper extremity
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually not appropriate
CTA and CTV upper extremity with IV contrast

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT shoulder without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT upper extremity with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT upper extremity without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT upper extremity without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate