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Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Vascular malformation suspected, thigh, hemangioma not suspected, initial imaging 3197066
US duplex Doppler lower extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US duplex Doppler thigh
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US lower extremity
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US thigh
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 		Usually appropriate
MRI lower extremity without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRI thigh without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US lower extremity with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US thigh with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRA lower extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI lower extremity without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI thigh without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
Radiography femur
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢ 		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
CTA and CTV lower extremity with IV contrast

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT thigh with IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT thigh without IV contrast
0.1-1mSv
☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT lower extremity with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		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
CT thigh without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate