ACR–SAR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) OF THE SOFT-TISSUE COMPONENTS OF THE PELVIS

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV.

SAFETY GUIDELINES AND POSSIBLE CONTRAINDICATIONS

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
(additional specifications are discussed in relevant sections)

Patient Selection

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
(additional specifications are discussed in relevant sections)

Facility Requirements

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
(additional specifications are discussed in relevant sections)

General Technique (additional technical advances will be discussed in the relevant section)

VI.

DOCUMENTATION

VII.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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

ACR
Lee, Karen , Chair
Brook, Olga R MD
Fung, Alice MD
Jha, Priyanka MD
Laufer, Adina MD
Shenoy-Bhangle, Anuradha MD
Tong, Angela
Tsai, Leo Lee MD, PhD

SPR
Cao, Joseph MD
Dillman, Jonathan R MD, MSc
Schechter, Ann MD

SAR
Petkovska, Iva 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

Committee on Practice Parameters – Pediatric Imaging

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

Levin, Terry L MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza MD	Amodio, John B MD	Betz, Bradford W MD
Blumfield, Einat MD	Collard, Michael MD	Goldman-Yassen, Adam MD	Lai, Hollie A MD
Lala, Shailee V MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD	Laufer, Adina MD	Li, Arleen MD
Maloney, John A MD	Noda, Sakura MD	Shah, Summit MD	Trout, Andrew T MD
Vatsky, Seth DO

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

Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD, Chair, Commission on Body Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Batlle, Juan C MBA, MD - CSC, Chair	Gerson, Rachel MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Brook, Olga R MD
Cao, Joseph MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Dillman, Jonathan R MD, MSc	Fung, Alice MD
Jha, Priyanka MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Laufer, Adina MD	Lee, Karen
Levin, Terry L MD	Petkovska, Iva MD	Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD	Schechter, Ann MD
Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Shenoy-Bhangle, Anuradha MD	Tong, Angela	Tsai, Leo Lee MD, PhD
Yeh, Benjamin MD

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Technical Advances:

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Examination Technique

Detection and Staging

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Examination Technique

Postsurgical Recurrence of Gynecologic Malignancy

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Technical Advances

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Examination Technique

Detection and Characterization

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discussed earlier in the document)

Examination Technique

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Technical Advances

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

Detection and Staging

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

Therapy Response and Pelvic Recurrence

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

Scrotum

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

Penis

REFERENCES

Section 6. Evaluation of Complications Following Pelvic Surgery, Including Abscess, Urinoma, Lymphocele, Radiation Enteritis, and Fistula Formation

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Technical Advances:

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

REFERENCES

SPECFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Technical Advances

SPECFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

SPECFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

Gastrointestinal Disease

SPECFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

Gynecologic Disease

SPECFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique:

Genitourinary Disease

REFERENCES

Section 8. Identification and Classification of Perianal Fistulas

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Technical Advances

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

REFERENCES

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Technical Advances

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

Müllerian Duct Anomalies

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

Male: Congenital Pelvis Anomalies

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

Male: Cryptorchidism

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