ACR–SABI–SAR–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) OF THE LIVER

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 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

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
Fung, Alice MD, Chair
Arora, Sandeep S MBBS
Houshmand, Sina MD
Li, Arleen MD

SABI
Bashir, Mustafa R MD

SAR
Borhani, Amir MD
Lee, James T MD

SPR
Cao, Joseph MD
Schechter, Ann 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	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

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

Edmonson, Heidi A PhD - CSC, Chair	Elahi, Fatima DO, MHA - CSC, Co-Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Arora, Sandeep S MBBS
Bashir, Mustafa R MD	Borhani, Amir MD	Brook, Olga R MD	Bulas, Dorothy I MD
Cao, Joseph MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Fung, Alice MD
Houshmand, Sina MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Lee, James T MD	Li, Arleen MD
Rosenkrantz, Andrew MD	Schechter, Ann MD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC

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