ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® Chronic Knee Pain

Chronic knee pain is a condition that is frequently encountered. Imaging often plays an important role in narrowing down the potential causes and determining the most effective next steps. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria for Chronic Knee Pain provides clinicians with the best practices for ordering imaging examinations. The following narrative and accompanying tables should serve as useful guides to any clinician.The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - November 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging:, Michael G. Fox, Eric Y. Chang, Behrang Amini, Stephanie A. Bernard, Tetyana Gorbachova, Alice S. Ha, Ramesh S. Iyer, Kenneth S. Lee, Darlene F. Metter, Pekka A. Mooar, Nehal A. Shah, Adam D. Singer, Stacy E. Smith Tags: Appropriate use criteria Source Type: research