ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer.

GUIDELINE TITLE
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)
Rosen MP, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [49 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Megibow AJ, Ralls PW, Balfe DM, Bree RL, DiSantis DJ, Glick SN, Levine MS, Saini S, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Laine LA, Lillemoe K, Mezwa D. Pre-treatment staging of colorectal cancer. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):135-42. [55 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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