ACR–SPR–STR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (HRCT) OF THE LUNGS

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Written Request for the Examination

IV. SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Technical Parameters

IV. SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Optimal HRCT Protocol

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
Gill, Ritu MPH, MBBS, Chair
Hammer, Mark MD
Newman, Beverley MB, BCh

SPR
Bhalla, Deeksha MBBS, MD
Rapp, Jordan MD
Siegel, Marilyn J MD
Zucker, Evan MD

STR
Cronin, Paul Patrick

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

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

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Committee on Thoracic Imaging – Body Imaging

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

Ko, Jane P MD, Chair	Gill, Ritu MPH, MBBS	Hammer, Mark MD	Koo, Chi Wan MD
Lau, Charles MD	Lynch, David A ChB, MB	Price, Melissa C MD	Thomas, Kerry L MD
Vlahos, Ionnis MBBS

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

Committee on Practice Parameters – General, Small, Emergency, and Rural Practice (GSER)

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

Siebert, Derrick MD, Chair	Anderson, Jade MD	Gale, Brian D. MBA, MD	Kasam, Mallikarjunarao PhD
Rohling, Nathan J. DO	Straza, Michael MD, PhD

Alson, Mark MD, Chair, Commission on General, Small, Emergency and Rural Practice

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

Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD, Chair, Commission on Body Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Optican, Robert MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Rodgers, Daniel MD - CSC, Chair	Alson, Mark MD	Amodio, John B MD
Bhalla, Deeksha MBBS, MD	Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Cronin, Paul Patrick
Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Gill, Ritu MPH, MBBS	Hammer, Mark MD	Ko, Jane P MD
Newman, Beverley MB, BCh	Rapp, Jordan MD	Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC
Siebert, Derrick MD	Siegel, Marilyn J MD	Zucker, Evan MD

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