What follows is a list of new and revised imaging guidelines from the American College of Radiology (ACR) as of May 2014. The complete list of ACR Appropriateness Criteria [imaging guidelines] is available here as PDFs. By logging in here (registration is free) you gain additional functionality: “Enhanced navigation, Advanced search and filtering, Mobile-friendly access.”
There is a four page PDF on how to use the Appropriateness Criteria search function
Diagnostic Imaging Topics
- Stage I Breast Cancer: Initial Workup and Surveillance for Local Recurrence and Distant Metastases in Asymptomatic Women(Revised)
- Acute Chest Pain — Suspected Aortic Dissection (Revised)
- Chest Pain Suggestive of Acute Coronary Syndrome (Revised)
- Suspected Infective Endocarditis (Revised)
- Left Lower Quadrant Pain — Suspected Diverticulitis (Revised)
- Liver Lesion — Initial Characterization (Revised)
- Acute Trauma to the Ankle (Revised)
- Dementia and Movement Disorders (Revised)
- Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (New)
- Seizures and Epilepsy (Revised)
- Head Trauma — Child (New)
- Hemoptysis (Revised)
- Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (New)
- Rib Fractures (Revised)
- Indeterminate Renal Mass (Revised)
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Suspicion of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Revised)
- Post-treatment Surveillance of Bladder Cancer (Revised)
- Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (New)
- Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding (Revised)
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (New)