ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension - American College of Radiology

GUIDELINE TITLE
American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)
Khan AR, Mohammed TL, Amorosa JK, Batra PV, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, Kaiser L, MacMahon H, Raoof S, Vydareny KH, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 4 p. [15 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Khan A, Davis SD, Aquino SL, Batra PV, Goodman PC, Haramati LB, Leung AN, McLoud TC, Rosado de Christenson ML, Rozenshtein A, White CS, Kaiser LR, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. Routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 3 p. [13 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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