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

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® 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...

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...

ACR appropriateness criteria jaundice.

A fundamental consideration in the workup of a jaundiced patient is the pretest probability of mechanical obstruction. Ultrasound is the first-line modality to exclude biliary tract obstruction. When mechanical obstruction is present, additional imaging with CT or MRI can clarify etiology, define level of obstruction, stage disease, and guide intervention. When mechanical obstruction is absent,...