ACR–SABI–SAR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ENTEROGRAPHY

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

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
Dane, Bari MD, Chair
Fung, Alice MD
Kim, David H MD
Lala, Shailee V MD
Yeghiayan, Paula MD

SPR
Cao, Joseph MD
Schechter, Ann MD

SAR
Fidler, Jeff L MD

SABI
Shenoy-Bhangle, Anuradha MD

Committee on Abdominal Imaging – Body Imaging

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

Brook, Olga R MD, Chair	Arora, Sandeep S MBBS	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	Yeh, Benjamin MD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

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

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Committee on Practice Parameters – Pediatric Imaging

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

Amodio, John B MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza 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	Levin, Terry L MD	Li, Arleen MD
Maloney, John A MD	Noda, Sakura MD	Shah, Summit MD	Trout, Andrew T MD
Vatsky, Seth DO

Bulas, Dorothy I MD, Chair, Commission on Pediatric Radiology

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

Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD, Chair, Commission on Body Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Boyd, David MBA, MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC, Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Brook, Olga R MD
Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Cao, Joseph MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC
Dane, Bari MD	Fidler, Jeff L MD	Fung, Alice MD	Kim, David H MD
Lala, Shailee V MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD	Schechter, Ann MD
Shenoy-Bhangle, Anuradha MD	Yeghiayan, Paula MD

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