Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Colorectal Cancer Screening

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Breast Cancer Screening.

Breast cancer screening recommendations are based on risk factors. For average-risk women, screening mammography and/or digital breast tomosynthesis is recommended beginning at age 40. Ultrasound (US) may be useful as an adjunct to mammography for incremental cancer detection in women with dense breasts, but the balance between increased cancer detection and the increased risk of a false-positi...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® 3 Ovarian Cancer Screening OVARIAN CANCER SCREENING

Procedure Appropriateness Category Relative Radiation Level US pelvis transvaginal Usually Not Appropriate O US pelvis transabdominal Usually Not Appropriate O US color Doppler ovaries Usually Not Appropriate O CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢ CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contr...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Pretreatment Staging of Colorectal Cancer.

Colorectal cancers are common tumors in the United States and appropriate imaging is essential to direct appropriate care. Staging and treatment differs between tumors arising in the colon versus the rectum. Local staging for colon cancer is less integral to directing therapy given radical resection is often standard. Surgical options for rectal carcinoma are more varied and rely on accurate as...

Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria Acute Onset Flank Pain-Suspicion of Stone Disease (Urolithiasis).

Acr appropriateness Criteria management of vaginal cancer.

Due to its rarity, treatment guidelines for vaginal cancer are extrapolated from institutional reports and prospective studies of cervical and anal cancer. An expert panel was convened to reach consensus on the selection of imaging and therapeutic modalities. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are review...