ACR–SABI–SAR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) ENTEROGRAPHY

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITES OF PERSONNEL

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Selection

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Facility Requirements

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Preparation

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Examination Technique

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII.

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
Fidler, Jeff L MD, Chair
Carucci, Laura R MD
Lala, Shailee V MD
Liau, Joy MD, PhD

SAR
Dane, Bari MD

SPR
Desoky, Sarah M MD
Dillman, Jonathan R MD, MSc

SABI
Smith, Martin P 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

Maltin, Elizabeth MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC, Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Brook, Olga R MD
Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Carucci, Laura R MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC
Dane, Bari MD	Desoky, Sarah M MD	Dillman, Jonathan R MD, MSc	Fidler, Jeff L MD
Lala, Shailee V MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Liau, Joy MD, PhD	Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD
Smith, Martin P MD

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