ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® Chronic Dyspnea-Noncardiovascular Origin

This article discusses guidelines for the initial imaging of six variants for chronic dyspnea of noncardiovascular origin: (1) Chronic dyspnea of unclear etiology; (2) Chronic dyspnea with suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; (3) Chronic dyspnea with suspected central airways disease; (4) Chronic dyspnea with suspected interstitial lung disease; (5) Chronic dyspnea with suspected disease of the pleura or chest wall; and (6) Chronic dyspnea with suspected diaphragm dysfunction.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - November 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging:, Barbara L. McComb, James G. Ravenel, Robert M. Steiner, Jonathan H. Chung, Jeanne B. Ackman, Brett Carter, Patrick M. Colletti, Traves D. Crabtree, Patricia M. de Groot, Mark D. Iannettoni, Clinton Jokerst, Fabien Maldon Tags: Appropriate use criteria Source Type: research