National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Wolfson AH, Gasper LE, Videtic GM, Aref AM, Germano I, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wippold FJ, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 7 p. [26 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Simpson JR, Gaspar LE, Aref AM, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Videtic GM, Wolfson AH, McDermott MW, Rogers L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. Follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 11 p. [23 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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National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases.