ACR–ASNR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) OF THE EXTRACRANIAL HEAD AND NECK

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Selection

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Neck CT

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Maxillofacial and Sinus CT

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Orbital CT

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Temporal Bone

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

VIII.

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
Austin, Matthew J MD, Co-Chair
Becker, Jennifer L MD, Co-Chair
Shah, Lubdha M MD, Co-Chair
Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD
Mazaheri, Parisa MD

SPR
Bhatia, Aashim MD
Camacho, Alvin C MD
Nagaraj, Usha MD
Narayanan, Srikala MD

ASNR
Guenette, Jeffrey P MD, MPH
Kam, Anthony MBBS, MD
Lai, Hollie A MD
Settecase, Fabio MD

Committee on Practice Parameters - Neuroradiology

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

Shah, Lubdha M MD, Chair	Amrhein, Timothy J MD	Austin, Matthew J MD	Becker, Jennifer L MD
Blackham, Kristine A MD	Hutchins, Troy A MD	Mazaheri, Parisa MD	Ormsby, Jacob MBA, MD
Parsons, Matthew S MD	Riley, Kalen MD	Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS	Whitehead, Matthew T MD

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 - Pediatric Imaging

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

Lai, Hollie A MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza MD	Bhimaniya, Sudhir X MBBS, MD	Blumfield, Einat MD
Collard, Michael MD	Desoky, Sarah M MD	Kurian, Jessica MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD
Laufer, Adina MD	Li, Arleen MD	Maloney, John A MD	Noda, Sakura MD
Poletto, Erica MD	Shah, Summit MD	Vatsky, Seth DO

Bulas, Dorothy I MD, Chair, Commission on Pediatric Radiology

Jordan, John E MD, Chair, Commission on Neuroradiology

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

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Chu, Sammy MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Maltin, Elizabeth MD - CSC, Chair	Austin, Matthew J MD	Becker, Jennifer L MD
Bhatia, Aashim MD	Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Camacho, Alvin C MD	Caplin, Drew M MD
Guenette, Jeffrey P MD, MPH	Jordan, John E MD	Kam, Anthony MBBS, MD	Lai, Hollie A MD
Larson, David B MBA, MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD	Mazaheri, Parisa MD	Nagaraj, Usha MD
Narayanan, Srikala MD	Rubin, Eric MD - CSC	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Settecase, Fabio MD
Shah, Lubdha M MD

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