National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable mammographic findings (excluding calcifications).

American College of Radiology
Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable mammographic findings (excluding calcifications).

Bibliographic Source(s)
Newell MS, Birdwell RL, D'Orsi CJ, Bassett LW, Mahoney MC, Bailey L, Berg WA, Harvey JA, Herman CR, Kaplan SS, Liberman L, Mendelson EB, Parikh JR, Rabinovitch R, Rosen EL, Sutherland ML, Expert Panel on Breast Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable mammographic findings (excluding calcifications). [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 11 p. [41 references]

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: D'Orsi CJ, Bassett LW, Berg WA, Bohm-Velez M, Evans WP III, Farria DM, Lee C, Mendelson EB, Goldstein S. Nonpalpable breast masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 12 p. [25 references]

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

full-text:
National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable mammographic findings (excluding calcifications).