Which Imaging Study Should You Order for a Cholestatic Liver Function Pattern?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Abnormal liver function tests. Cholestatic predominance. Elevated alkaline phosphatase with or without elevated gamma-gluta
Category: Gastrointestinal Imaging
Part of the imaging decision system doctors were never taught to navigate at speed: which study to order, which protocol, and what the published appropriateness guidance actually says for GI imaging. Plain-English references, scenario by scenario.
What Is the Best Initial Imaging for Markedly Elevated Liver Enzymes?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Abnormal liver function tests. Hepatocellular predominance with moderate or severe aminotransferase increase. Initial imagi
What Imaging Should You Order for Mild Hepatocellular Liver Function Test Elevation? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Abnormal liver function tests. Hepatocellular predominance with mild aminotransferase increase. Initial imaging. (Abnormal
What Is the Best Initial Imaging for Undifferentiated Left Lower Quadrant Pain?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Left lower quadrant pain. Initial imaging. (Left Lower Quadrant Pain): recommended study, differential, downstream pathway.
Which Imaging Study Is Best for Staging Distant Metastases in Rectal Cancer?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Rectal cancer. Staging for distant metastases. (Staging and Disease Monitoring of Rectal Cancer): recommended study,
Which Imaging Is Best for Locoregional Staging of a New Rectal Cancer Diagnosis?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Rectal cancer. Locoregional staging. (Staging and Disease Monitoring of Rectal Cancer): recommended study, different
Which Imaging Best Assesses Rectal Cancer Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Adult. Rectal cancer. Locoregional staging. Post neoadjuvant therapy and during watch and wait. (Staging and Disease Monito
Which Imaging Study Should You Order First for Right Upper Quadrant Pain of Unknown Cause?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Right upper quadrant pain. Unknown etiology. Initial Imaging. (Right Upper Quadrant Pain): recommended study, differential,
What Imaging Should You Order for Suspected Esophageal Cancer Recurrence?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Esophageal cancer. Posttreatment imaging. Suspected or known recurrence. (Staging and Follow-up of Esophageal Cancer): reco
What Imaging Is Best for Routine Esophageal Cancer Follow-Up Without Recurrence?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Esophageal cancer. Posttreatment imaging. No suspected or known recurrence. (Staging and Follow-up of Esophageal Cancer): r