Radiology Guidelines

Introduction

• AC Organizational Chart
• ACR Appropriateness Criteria Overview
• Background and Supporting Documents List
• Citation Information
• Evidence Table Development
• Literature Search Process
• Medical Specialty Organization Representation
• Organization and Composition of Expert Panels
• Procedure Contrast Information
• Relative Radiation Level Information
• Terms and Conditions

Evidence Tables

• Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding-ET
• Acute Abdominal Pain Fever-ET
• Acute Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease-ET
• Acute Chest Pain-Suspected Aortic Dissection-ET
• Acute Onset Flank Pain-ET
• Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group-ET
• Acute Pyelonephritis-ET.pdf     198 KB
  
• Acute Respiratory Illness in HIV-Positive Patient-ET
• Acute Trauma to the Knee-ET
• Assessment of Gravid Cervix-ET
• Ataxia-ET
• Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis) of the Hip-ET
• Blunt Abdominal Trauma-ET
• Bone Metastasis-ET
• Chronic Ankle Pain-ET
  
• Chronic Chest Pain-Low to Intermediate Probability of Coronary Artery Disease-ET
• Chronic Dyspnea-Suspected Pulmonary Origin-ET
• Chronic Elbow Pain-ET
• Chronic Foot Pain-ET
• Chronic Hip Pain-ET
• Chronic Neck Pain-ET
• Chronic Wrist Pain-ET
• Clinically Suspected Adnexal Mass-ET
• Crohns Disease-ET
• Developmental Dysplasia of Hip-Child-ET
• Dysphagia-ET
• Fever without Source-Child-ET
• First Trimester Bleeding-ET
  
• Follow-up of Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass Surgery-ET
• Growth Disturbances-ET
• Headache-ET
• Hematuria-Child-ET
• Hodgkins Lymphoma-Favorable Stage I and II-ET
• Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease-ET
• Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass-ET
• Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement-ET
• Jaundice-ET
• Left Lower Quadrant Pain-ET
• Local Excision-Rectal Cancer-ET
• Metastatic Bone Disease-ET
• Multiple Gestations-ET
• Neck Mass-Adenopathy-ET
• Needle Biopsy in the Thorax-ET
• Nontraumatic Knee Pain-ET
• Obstructive Voiding Symptoms-ET.
• Orbits Vision Visual Loss-ET
• Ovarian Cancer Screening-ET
• Palpable Breast Masses-ET
• Percutaneous Biliary Drainage-ET
• Percutaneous Catheter Drainage-ET
• Plexopathy-ET
• Pretreatment Staging Colorectal Cancer-ET
• Primary Bone Tumors-ET
• Pulsatile Abdominal Mass Suspected AAA-ET
• Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Women-ET
• Renal Cell Carcinoma Staging-ET
• Renal Trauma-ET
• Renovascular Hypertension-ET
• Right Lower Quadrant Pain-ET
• Right Upper Quadrant Pain-ET
  
• Routine Admission and Preoperative Chest Radiography-ET
• Routine Chest Radiograph-ET
• Routine Chest Radiographs in Uncomplicated Hypertension-ET
• Screening for Pulmonary Metastases-ET
• Second and Third Trimester Bleeding-ET
• Seizures-Child-ET
• Sinonasal Disease-ET
• Sinusitis-Child-ET
• Soft Tissue Masses-ET
  
• Stage I Breast Carcinoma-ET
• Staging and Follow-up Ovarian Cancer-ET
• Stress Insufficiency Fractures-ET
• Sudden Onset Cold Painful Leg-ET
• Suspected Ankle Fractures-ET
• Suspected Lower Urinary Tract Trauma-ET
• Suspected Small Bowel Obstruction-ET
• Suspected Spine Trauma-ET
• Suspected Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis-ET
• Vertigo Hearing Loss-ET

Breast Imaging

• Breast Microcalcifications
• Nonpalpable Breast Masses
• Palpable Breast Masses
• Stage I Breast Carcinoma

Cardiac

• Acute Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease
• Acute Chest Pain-Suspected Aortic Dissection
• Acute Chest Pain-Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
• Chronic Chest Pain-High Probability Coronary Artery Disease
• Chronic Chest Pain-Low to Intermediate Probability of Coronary Artery Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Shortness of Breath-Suspected Cardiac Origin
• Suspected Bacterial Endocarditis
• Suspected Congenital Heart Disease

Gastrointestinal

• Acute Abdominal Pain Fever or Suspected Abdominal Abscess
• Acute Pancreatitis
• Blunt Abdominal Trauma
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Crohns Disease
• Dysphagia
• Jaundice
• Left Lower Quadrant Pain
• Liver Lesion Characterization
• Palpable Abdominal Mass
• Pretreatment Staging Colorectal Cancer
• Right Lower Quadrant Pain
• Right Upper Quadrant Pain
• Suspected Liver Metastases
• Suspected Small Bowel Obstruction