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Child. Established diagnosis of vascular malformation presenting with new or persistent signs or symptoms. Initial imaging.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Vascular malformation, head, new signs or symptoms, initial imaging

3197104

US duplex Doppler transcranial

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRA and MRV head without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

MRI head without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

US head

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

US transcranial with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

Radiography skull

<0.1 mSv
☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Arteriography cerebral

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CTA and CTV head with IV contrast

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI head without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT head with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT head without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT head without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate