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

PREAMBLE

About this Document

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SAFETY GUIDELINES AND POSSIBLE CONTRAINDICATIONS

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

A. Patient Selection

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

B. Facility Requirements

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

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

VI. DOCUMENTATION

VII. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

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
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

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

A. Technical Advances:

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

B. Examination Technique:

1. Detection and Staging

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

B. Examination Technique:

2. Postsurgical Recurrence of Gynecologic Malignancy

REFERENCES

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

A. Technical Advances:

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

B. Examination Technique:

1. Detection and Characterization

REFERENCES

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

A. Examination Technique

REFERENCES

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

A. Technical Advances:

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

B. Examination Technique:

REFERENCES

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

B. Examination Technique:

1. Detection and Staging

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

B. Examination Technique:

2. Therapy Response and Pelvic Recurrence

REFERENCES

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discusse earlier in the document)

A. Examination Technique:

1. Scrotum

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specifications were discusse earlier in the document)

A. Examination Technique:

2. Penis

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

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Technical Advances:

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Exmaination Technique:

REFERENCES

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

A. Technical Advances:

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

B. Examination Technique: (Please also refer to the ACR Practice Parameter for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging [1]

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

B. Examination Technique: (Please also refer to the ACR Practice Parameter for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging [1]

1. Gastrointestinal Disease

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

B. Examination Technique: (Please also refer to the ACR Practice Parameter for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging [1]

2. Gynecologic Disease

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

B. Examination Technique: (Please also refer to the ACR Practice Parameter for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging [1]

3. Genitourinary Disease

REFERENCES

Section 8. Identification and Classification of Perianal Fistulas

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

A. Technical Advances:

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

B. Examination Technique:

REFERENCES

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specificaitons were discussed earlier in the document)

A. Technical Advances:

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specificaitons were discussed earlier in the document)

B. Examination Technique:

1. Müllerian Duct Anomalies

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specificaitons were discussed earlier in the document)

B. Examination Technique:

2. Male: Congenital Pelvis Anomalies

I. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION (general specificaitons were discussed earlier in the document)

B. Examination Technique:

3. Male: Cryptorchidism

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