National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected physical abuse — child.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected physical abuse — child.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Meyer JS, Gunderman R, Coley BD, Bulas D, Garber M, Karmazyn BK, Keller MS, Kulkarni AV, Milla SS, Myseros JS, Paidas C, Pizzutillo PD, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Ragheb J, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected physical abuse - child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 8 p. [45 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Slovis TL, Smith WL, Strain JD, Cohen HL, Fordham L, Gelfand MJ, Gunderman R, McAlister WH, Tosi L, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Suspected physical abuse--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [33 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® suspected physical abuse — child.