TY - JOUR
T1 - ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension
AU - Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging:
AU - Sirajuddin, Arlene
AU - Donnelly, Edwin F.
AU - Crabtree, Traves P.
AU - Henry, Travis S.
AU - Iannettoni, Mark D.
AU - Johnson, Geoffrey B.
AU - Kazerooni, Ella A.
AU - Maldonado, Fabien
AU - Olsen, Kathryn M.
AU - Wu, Carol C.
AU - Mohammed, Tan Lucien
AU - Kanne, Jeffrey P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American College of Radiology
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - Pulmonary hypertension may be idiopathic or related to a large variety of diseases. Various imaging examinations that may be helpful in diagnosing and determining the etiology of pulmonary hypertension are discussed. Imaging examinations that may aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension include chest radiography, ultrasound echocardiography, ventilation/perfusion scans, CT, MRI, right heart catheterization, pulmonary angiography, and fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.
AB - Pulmonary hypertension may be idiopathic or related to a large variety of diseases. Various imaging examinations that may be helpful in diagnosing and determining the etiology of pulmonary hypertension are discussed. Imaging examinations that may aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension include chest radiography, ultrasound echocardiography, ventilation/perfusion scans, CT, MRI, right heart catheterization, pulmonary angiography, and fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.
KW - AUC
KW - Appropriate Use Criteria
KW - Appropriateness Criteria
KW - idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
KW - imaging
KW - pulmonary hypertension
KW - suspected pulmonary hypertension
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.01.040
DO - 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.01.040
M3 - Article
C2 - 28473092
AN - SCOPUS:85018406867
SN - 1546-1440
VL - 14
SP - S350-S361
JO - Journal of the American College of Radiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Radiology
IS - 5
ER -