The American College of Radiology (ACR) has updated its ACR Appropriateness Criteria with five new topics and 15 revised topics.
The new topics in the latest release cover the following:
- Ataxia-child
- Fibroids
- Hernia
- Imaging after breast surgery
- Staging and follow-up of esophageal cancer
Revised topics are as follows:
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Chronic elbow pain
- Cranial neuropathy
- Evaluation of nipple discharge
- Imaging of deep inferior epigastric arteries for surgical planning (breast reconstruction surgery)
- Lower extremity arterial claudication-imaging assessment for revascularization
- Malignant or aggressive primary musculoskeletal tumor -- staging and surveillance
- Management of liver cancer
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis and bone mineral density
- Radiologic management of mesenteric ischemia
- Right lower quadrant pain
- Suspected osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, or soft tissue infection (excluding spine and diabetic foot)
- Suspected pulmonary embolism
- Suspected pulmonary hypertension
Each topic has a narrative, an evidence table, and a literature search summary. Many of the topics also have patient-friendly summaries.
For a full list of topics, visit the organization's ACR Appropriateness Criteria website.
