ACR–SIIM PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR IMAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

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PRINCIPLES FOR IMAGING AI

Relevant Definitions

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Qualified End-Users

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Medical Physicists

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Imaging Informatics (II) and Information Technology (IT) Professionals

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Data Scientists

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Radiology Technologists

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Manufacturers/Developers

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Administrators

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OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLES

Legal/Compliance/Privacy Professionals

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Governance

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Documentation and Inventory

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Security and Compliance

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Model Selection

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Local Acceptance Testing

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Training and Instructions for Use

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Monitoring

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PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMAGING AI

Non-FDA-Regulated Models

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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

ACR
Cook, Tessa MD, PhD, Chair
Bumbarger, Nathan MD
DelGaizo, Andrew MD
Galante, Nicholas J. MD
Goldberg Stein, Shlomit MD
Hawkins, Matt MD
Nicola, Lauren MD
Towbin, Alex MD
Wandtke, Ben MD
Yang, Roger MD

SIIM
Kikano, Elias MD
Kottler, Nina MD
Roth, Christopher J MD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

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

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair	Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Brook, Olga R MD	Chao, Samuel MD
Gabriel, Helena MD	Kaufman, Claire MD	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP	Ko, Jane P MD
Lai, Hollie A MD	Shah, Lubdha MD	Siebert, Derrick MD	Strigel, Roberta M MD
Subhas, Naveen MD, MPH

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

Wald, Christoph MBA, MD, PhD, Chair, Commission on Informatics & the Data Science Institute

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Moriarity, Andrew MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Prosper, Ashley MD - CSC, Chair	Bumbarger, Nathan MD	Caplin, Drew M MD
Cook, Tessa MD, PhD	DelGaizo, Andrew MD	Galante, Nicholas J. MD	Goldberg Stein, Shlomit MD
Hawkins, Matt MD	Kikano, Elias MD	Kottler, Nina MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Nicola, Lauren MD	Roth, Christopher J MD	Rubin, Eric MD - CSC	Schoppe, Kurt - CSC
Towbin, Alex MD	Wald, Christoph MBA, MD, PhD	Wandtke, Ben MD	Yang, Roger MD

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