ACR–ASNR–SIR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-BREAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) GUIDED PROCEDURES

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Indications

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Indications

Biopsy and aspiration

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Indications

Minimally invasive percutaneous procedures

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Indications

Open Surgical MRI

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Indications

Catheter-based procedures

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Safety Guidelines and Possible Contraindications

IV.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

IV.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)

IV.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

IV.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiologic Technologist

IV.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Nursing Services

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Request for the Examination or Interventional Consultation

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Facility Requirements

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Performance Guidelines

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Care

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Surgical and Emergency Support

VI.

DOCUMENTATION

VII.

SUCCESS AND COMPLICATIONS RATES AND THRESHOLDS

VIII.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

IX.

QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Hetts, Steven W MD, Chair
Becker, Jennifer L MD
Kaufman, Claire MD
Narsinh, Kazim MD
Shah, Bhavya R MD
Shah, Lubdha M MD
Tomihama, Roger T MD

ASNR
Agarwal, Amit MD
Guenette, Jeffrey P MD, MPH
Junn, Jacqueline MD
Lin, Doris D.M. MD, PhD

SIR
Weiss, Clifford R MD
Woodrum, David A MD, PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Neuroradiology

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Shah, Lubdha M MD, Chair	Aiken, Ashley H MD	Amrhein, Timothy J MD	Austin, Matthew J MD
Becker, Jennifer L MD	Blackham, Kristine A MD	Chaudhry, Umar S MD	Chiang, Gloria C MD
Hutchins, Troy A MD	Mazaheri, Parisa MD	Ormsby, Jacob MBA, MD	Riley, Kalen MD
Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Committee on Practice Parameters – Interventional and Cardiovascular Radiology

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Kaufman, Claire MD, Chair	Daly, Kevin MD	Dickey, Kevin MD	Kay, Dennis MD
Lee, Margaret H MD	Makary, Mina S MD	Marx, M Victoria MD	Noor, Amir MD
Tomihama, Roger T MD	Yeisley, Christopher MD

Jordan, John E MD, Chair, Commission on Neuroradiology

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Min, Robert MD, Chair, Commission on Interventional Radiology & Cardiovascular Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Boyd, David MBA, MD - CSC, Chair	Prosper, Ashley MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Agarwal, Amit MD	Becker, Jennifer L MD
Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Guenette, Jeffrey P MD, MPH	Hetts, Steven W MD
Jordan, John E MD	Junn, Jacqueline MD	Kaufman, Claire MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Lin, Doris D.M. MD, PhD	Min, Robert MD	Narsinh, Kazim MD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC
Shah, Bhavya R MD	Shah, Lubdha M MD	Tomihama, Roger T MD	Weiss, Clifford R MD
Woodrum, David A MD, PhD

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