The American College of Radiology this week released four new and 23 revised documents for its 2018 Practice Parameters and Technical Standards, according to a statement from the organization. The new guidelines will take effect in October.
The ACR’s four new practice parameters are the ACR-ASNR-SIR-SNIS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Endovascular Embolectomy and Revascularization in Acute Stroke, the ACR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, the ACR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Gallium-68 DOTATATE PET/CT Neuroendocrine Tumors and the ACR-ACNM Practice Parameter for the Performance of 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT for Recurrent Prostate Cancer.
In addition to those documents, the American Society for Radiation Oncology and Commission on Radiation Oncology approved two of its own new parameters—the ACR-ASTRO Practice Parameter for the Performance of Proton Beam Radiation Therapy and the ACR-ASTRO Practice Parameter for Radiation Oncology.
“Each of these practice parameters and technical standards has undergone extensive review and promotes the latest in safe and effective radiology,” Matthew Pollack, MD, chair of the ACR Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards, said in the statement. “We are pleased to have collaborated with 13 national medical specialty societies on these new documents, which will advance radiology science and improve the quality of service to our patients.”
The guidance documents can be found online at acr.org.
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