Nontraumatic Aortic Disease
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Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* X-ray chest 9 ☢ CT chest with IV contrast 8 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest and abdomen without IV contrast 8 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast 8 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ CTA chest with IV contrast 8 ☢ ☢ ☢ CTA chest and abdomen with IV contrast 8 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ MRA chest without and with IV contrast 8 O MRA chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast 8 O US echocardiography transesophageal 7 O CT chest without IV contrast 7 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without and with IV contrast 7 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest and abdomen with IV contrast 7 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ MRA chest without IV contrast 7 O MRA chest and abdomen without IV contrast 7 O US echocardiography transthoracic resting 6 O Aortography chest and abdomen 6 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ FDG-PET/CT chest and abdomen 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ In-111 WBC scan 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ US intravascular aorta 4 O
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