Resources to guide appropriate imaging available online
The American College of Radiology offers several ways to access its criteria for appropriate imaging online.
The American College of Radiology offers several ways to access its criteria for appropriate imaging online.
The ACR Appropriateness Criteria, which were developed to help physicians make appropriate decisions about imaging and treatment, are available in their entirety on the American College of Radiology's website and via an online search engine.
In addition, physicians can purchase a mobile app offering point-of-care access to the criteria.
More information, including a guidance document for safe magnetic resonance imaging and a white paper on radiation dose in medicine, is also available online.