Nontraumatic Aortic Disease

Procedure Appropriateness Category Relative Radiation Level MRA chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast Usually Appropriate O CTA chest and abdomen with IV contrast Usually Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ US echocardiography transthoracic resting Usually Appropriate O MRA chest and abdomen without IV contrast Usually Appropriate O Radiography chest Usually Appropriate ☢ US abdomen May Be Appropriate O US echocardiography transesophageal May Be Appropriate O Aortography chest and abdomen May Be Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ CT chest and abdomen with IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ CT chest and abdomen without and with IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ CT chest and abdomen without IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢