ACR–SABI–SAR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) OF THE PROSTATE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Patient Selection

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Facility Requirements

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

1. Hardware

a. Field Strength

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

1. Hardware

b. Coil Set Up

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

2. Software

a. Post Processing of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Imaging

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

2. Software

b. Software Support for Interpretation

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

2. Software

c. Novel Image Acceleration Techniques

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Technical Advances

2. Software

d. Examination Technique

V. DOCUMENTATION

VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII. SAFETY GUIDELINES

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
Costa, Daniel N MD, Chair
Gupta, Rajan T MD
Macura, Katarzyna MD, PhD
Margolis, Daniel MD
Purysko, Andrei S MD

SAR
Chang, Silvia D MD
Froemming, Adam T MD
Spilseth, Benjamin MD

SABI
Tong, Angela MD

Committee on Abdominal Imaging – Body Imaging

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

Yeh, Benjamin MD, Chair	Arora, Sandeep S MBBS	Brook, Olga R MD	Carucci, Laura R MD
Fidler, Jeff L MD	Fung, Alice MD	Furlan, Alessandro MD	Houshmand, Sina MD
Kim, David H MD	Liau, Joy MD, PhD	Moreno, Courtney Coursey MD	Turner, Mary MD
Wasnik, Ashish P MD	Wolf, Ellen MD	Yeghiayan, Paula MD

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

Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD, Chair, Commission on Body Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Brady, Matthew MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Rodgers, Daniel MD - CSC, Chair	Chang, Silvia D MD	Costa, Daniel N MD
Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Froemming, Adam T MD	Gupta, Rajan T MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Macura, Katarzyna MD, PhD	Margolis, Daniel MD	Purysko, Andrei S MD	Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD
Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Spilseth, Benjamin MD	Tong, Angela MD	Yeh, Benjamin MD

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