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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2012 Jun 12;56(1):e17–e51. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.05.054

Table 3.2.

Screening for Renal Artery Stenosis—Asymptomatic

Indication Appropriate Use Score (1–9)
45. • Atherosclerotic vascular disease in other beds (eg, peripheral artery disease) and well-controlled hypertension I (3)
46. • Unexplained size discrepancy between kidneys (>1.5 cm; in longest dimension) as discovered by CT or ultrasound U (4)

CT = computed tomography; I = inappropriate; U = uncertain.