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ACR–SIR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF IMAGE-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS NEEDLE BIOPSY (PNB)
Revised 2023 (Resolution 5)
PREAMBLE
I. INTRODUCTION
II. INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS [3-6]
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
A. Physician
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
B. Qualified Medical Physicist
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
C. Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
D. Technologist
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
E. Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
F. Other Ancillary Personnel
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
G. Nursing Services
IV. PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS
A. Imaging Equipment and Facilities
IV. PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS
B. Physiologic Monitoring and Resuscitation Equipment
IV. PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS
C. Acute Care Support
IV. PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS
D. Patient Care
IV. PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS
E. Specifics of the Procedure
V. DOCUMENTATION
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
VII. RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING
VIII. QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
IX. Common Complications
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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