ACR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR PERFORMING AND INTERPRETING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Medical Physicist / MR Scientist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiologic Technologist

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

DOCUMENTATION

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

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SAFETY GUIDELINES

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

AKCNOWLEDGEMENTS

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