The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added five new topics and revised seven others in the latest release of its ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
The new topics are as follows:
- Imaging of deep inferior epigastric arteries for surgical planning (breast reconstruction surgery)
- Staging of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
- Suspected thoracic aortic aneurysm
- Tinnitus
- Radiologic management of central venous access
In addition, the ACR has recently revised seven other topics:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm -- interventional planning and follow-up
- Breast cancer screening
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic wrist pain
- Imaging for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Multiple gestations
- Ovarian cancer screening
The latest edition covers 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 890 clinical variants, according to the ACR. In total, the update includes 1,570 clinical scenarios.
