The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, has added five more topics and revised its relative radiation-level categories for diagnostic imaging exams in the latest version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
The evidence-based guidelines are designed to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a patient's given clinical condition.
The five new topics include:
- Treatment of uterine leiomyomas (interventional radiology panel)
- Treatment of lower-extremity venous insufficiency (interventional radiology panel)
- Cranial neuropathy (neurologic imaging panel)
- Local-regional therapy for resectable oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (radiation oncology -- head and neck panel)
- Retreatment of recurrent head and neck cancer after prior definitive radiation (radiation oncology -- head and neck panel)
This new release addresses more than 170 clinical topics and more than 800 variants.
The ACR Appropriateness Criteria include topics from expert panels in breast, cardiac, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, neurologic, thoracic, urologic, pediatric, vascular, and women's imaging, as well as interventional radiology and radiation oncology.
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