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Home Thoracic Venous Occlusions-Suspected Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Brachiocephalic vein occlusion suspected, acute, initial imaging 3199487
MRA and MRV chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
MRV chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT neck and chest with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT neck and chest without and with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CTA and CTV chest with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		10-30 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CTV chest with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
Radiography chest
<0.1 mSv
☢ 		<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRA chest with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRA chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRA chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI chest with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRV chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
CTA chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
CTA chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
US duplex Doppler upper extremity and chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Catheter venography upper extremity and SVC
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
CT neck and chest without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate
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