ACR–ASNR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) OF THE HEAD

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

V. 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
Ho, Mai-Lan MD, Chair
Blumfield, Einat MD
Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD
Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS

ASNR
Kam, Anthony MBBS, MD
Nemeth, Alexander J MD
Segovis, Colin MD, PhD
Singhal, Aparna MD

SPR
Nagaraj, Usha MD
Narayanan, Srikala MD
Radhakrishnan, Rupa MBBS, MS
Reddy, Kartik M MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Neuroradiology

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

Shah, Lubdha M MD, Chair	Aiken, Ashley H MD	Amrhein, Timothy J MD	Austin, Matthew J MD
Becker, Jennifer L MD	Blackham, Kristine A MD	Chaudhry, Umar S MD	Chiang, Gloria C MD
Hutchins, Troy A MD	Mazaheri, Parisa MD	Ormsby, Jacob MBA, MD	Riley, Kalen MD
Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS

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	Bhimaniya, Sudhir X MBBS, 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	Vatsky, Seth DO

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

Jordan, John E MD, Chair, Commission on Neuroradiology

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

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Kagetsu, Nolan MD - CSC, Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Blumfield, Einat MD	Bulas, Dorothy I MD
Caplin, Drew M MD	Ho, Mai-Lan MD	Jordan, John E MD	Kam, Anthony MBBS, MD
Larson, David B MBA, MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD	Nagaraj, Usha MD	Narayanan, Srikala MD
Nemeth, Alexander J MD	Radhakrishnan, Rupa MBBS, MS	Reddy, Kartik M MD	Segovis, Colin MD, PhD
Shah, Lubdha M MD	Singhal, Aparna MD	Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS

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