Acr White Paper

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Acr white paper.

Stephen amis jr mda priscilla f. Butler msb the benefits of diagnostic imaging are immense and have revolutionized the practice of medicine. These recommendations represent an update from the pancreatic component of the jacr 2010 white paper on managing incidental findings in the adrenal glands kidneys liver and pancreas. Incidental findings proposal form radiology safety.

The acr incidental findings committee ifc presents recommendations for managing pancreatic cysts that are incidentally detected on ct or mri. Acr white paper on radiation dose in medicine. Today with the advent of higher field strength magnets higher radiofrequencies and more complex mr environments the risks in the mr environment continue to emerge. Resources and recommendations.

Acr white paper on magnetic resonance mr safety combined papers of 2002 and 2004 introduction there are potential risks in the mr environment not only for the patient 1 2 but also for the accompanying family members attending health care professionals and others who find themselves only occasionally or rarely in the magnetic fields of mr scanners such as security or housekeeping. Jacr publications related to incidental findings this list is inclusive of all articles not just those published by the if committee. Acr incidental findings publications list of documents published by the incidental findings committee. In 2002 the acr issued its first guidance document on mr safe and responsible practices to establish standards for clinical and research mr environments.

The acr incidental findings committee ifc generated its first white paper in 2010 addressing four algorithms for managing inci dental pancreatic adrenal kidney and liver findings. First it offers a set of refinements to sections of the previously published acr guid ance documents on mr safe practice 1 4 these. White paper on mr safety in 2002 there have been several revisions adding critical knowledge to the growing understand ing of risks posed in the mr environment 1 4 this document provides two types of updates. The increased sophistication and clinical efficacy of imaging have resulted in its dramatic growth over the past quarter century.