ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Routine Chest Radiography

Chest radiographs are sometimes taken before surgeries and interventional procedures on hospital admissions and outpatients. This manuscript summarizes the American College of Radiology review of the literature and recommendations on routinely performed chest radiographies in these settings. The Ame...

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Published inJournal of thoracic imaging Vol. 31; no. 2; p. W13
Main Authors McComb, Barbara L, Chung, Jonathan H, Crabtree, Traves D, Heitkamp, Darel E, Iannettoni, Mark D, Jokerst, Clinton, Saleh, Anthony G, Shah, Rakesh D, Steiner, Robert M, Mohammed, Tan-Lucien H, Ravenel, James G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2016
Subjects
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radiography, Thoracic - standards
Radiology
Societies, Medical
United States
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Summary:Chest radiographs are sometimes taken before surgeries and interventional procedures on hospital admissions and outpatients. This manuscript summarizes the American College of Radiology review of the literature and recommendations on routinely performed chest radiographies in these settings. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every 3 years by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and review include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer-reviewed journals and the application of a well-established consensus methodology (modified Delphi) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures by the panel. In those instances in which evidence is lacking or not definitive, expert opinion may be used to recommend imaging or treatment.
ISSN:1536-0237
DOI:10.1097/RTI.0000000000000200