American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

ACR Appropriateness Criteria(®) on suspected physical abuse-child.

The appropriate imaging for pediatric patients being evaluated for suspected physical abuse depends on the age of the child, the presence of neurologic signs and symptoms, evidence of thoracic or abdominopelvic injuries, and whether the injuries are discrepant with the clinical history. The clinical presentations reviewed consider these factors and provide evidence-based consensus recommendatio...

American College of Radiology Acr Appropriateness Criteria ® Clinical Condition: Rib Fractures Variant 1: Adult. Suspected Rib Fractures from Minor Blunt Trauma (injury Confined to Ribs). Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments Rrl*

ACR Appropriateness Criteria 1 Rib Fractures American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinical Condition: Rib Fractures Variant 1: Adult. Suspected rib fractures from minor blunt trauma (injury confined to ribs). Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* X-ray chest 8 Obtain PA view. ☢ X-ray rib views 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without contrast 3 ☢ ☢ ☢ Tc-99m bone scan whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ...

American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Pulsatile Abdominal Mass, Suspected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Imaging in Acute Stroke

Imaging in the acute setting of suspected stroke is an important topic to all emergency physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologist. When it comes to imaging, the American College of Radiology (ACR) continually updates its guidelines for imaging pathways through the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.1,2 This article is a general review of the imaging modalities currently used to ass...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinically Suspected Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation.

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are often included in the differential diagnosis of common clinical presentations, including hypoxemia, hemoptysis, brain abscesses, and paradoxical stroke, as well as affecting 30% to 50% of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Various imaging studies are used in the diagnostic and screening settings, which have been reviewed by the A...