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Computed tomography—angiography with intravenous contrast medium of any or all, or any part, of: (a) the ascending and descending aorta; or (b) the common iliac and abdominal branches including upper limbs (chest, abdomen and upper limbs); including any scans performed before intravenous contrast injection—one or more data acquisitions, including image editing, and maximum intensity projections or 3 dimensional surface shaded display, with hardcopy or digital recording of multiple projections, if: (c) either: (i) the service is requested by a specialist or consultant physician; or (ii) the service is requested by a medical practitioner (other than a specialist or consultant physician) and the request indicates that the patient’s case has been discussed with a specialist or consultant physician; and (d) the service is not a service to which another item in this group applies; and (e) the service is performed for the exclusion of arterial stenosis, occlusion, aneurysm or embolism; and (f) the service is not a study performed to image the coronary arteries (R) (Anaes.)