Overview
The American College of Radiology (ACR), founded in 1923, is a professional medical society representing nearly 40,000 diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists.
The ACR has 54 chapters in the United States, Canada and the Council of Affiliated Regional Radiation Oncology Societies (CARROS).
Medical imaging accreditation
The ACR has accredited more than 39,000 medical imaging facilities in 10 imaging modalities since 1987, including:
Breast MRI
Breast Ultrasound
Computed Tomography
Mammography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Positron Emission Tomography
Radiation Oncology Practice
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Ultrasound
ACR Appropriateness Criteria
The ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC) are evidence-based guidelines that assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific clinical condition. The ACR AC includes 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 912 clinical variants and over 1,550 clinical scenarios.
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