National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® osteoporosis and bone mineral density.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® osteoporosis and bone mineral density.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Richmond BJ, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Arnold E, Bancroft L, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Bruno MA, Jacobson JA, Luchs JS, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Stoller DW, Taljanovic MS, Weigert JM, Wise JN, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® osteoporosis and bone mineral density. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 14 p. [79 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Richmond BJ, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, Bennett DL, Jacobson JA, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovik M, Weissman BN, Haralson RH, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Osteoporosis and bone mineral density. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 12 p. [62 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® osteoporosis and bone mineral density.