Evidence-based radiology and the ACR Appropriateness Criteria

C Craig Blackmore; L Santiago Medina

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.003

Evidence-based radiology and the ACR Appropriateness Criteria

J Am Coll Radiol. 2006 Jul;3(7):505-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.003.

Authors

C Craig Blackmore¹, L Santiago Medina

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. craige@u.washington.edu

PMID: 17412113
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.003

Abstract

The ACR Appropriateness Criteria are an important effort aimed at establishing when imaging should be used in medicine. However, substantial improvements in the Appropriateness Criteria are necessary for them to meet current standards for evidence-based guidelines. In this article, we provide concrete suggestions for improving the evidence basis of the Appropriateness Criteria.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / methods
Biomedical Research / trends
Clinical Trials as Topic / methods
Clinical Trials as Topic / trends
Diagnostic Imaging / standards*
Diagnostic Imaging / trends*
Evidence-Based Medicine* / standards
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Radiology / standards*
Societies, Medical*
Technology Assessment, Biomedical / standards
United States