Which Imaging Study Should You Order for an Unstable Lower GI Bleed?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Active bleeding in a hemodynamically unstable patient or a patient who has required
Category: Interventional Radiology 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 IR imaging. Plain-English references, scenario by scenario.
Which Imaging Study Is Best for Active Lower GI Bleeding in a Stable Patient?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Active bleeding clinically observed as hematochezia or melena in a hemodynamically s
How Should You Manage a Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastasis? An ACR-Guided Workflow
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Metastatic liver disease: Solitary colorectal liver metastasis. (Management of Liver Cancer): recommended study, differenti
What Is the Best Treatment for Multifocal Bilobar Colorectal Liver Metastases?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Metastatic liver disease: Multifocal bilobar colorectal carcinoma (liver dominant or isolated). (Management of Liver Cancer
What Is the Best Treatment for Multifocal Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Metastatic liver disease: Multifocal metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (includes carcinoid tumors as well as islet cell tumor
How Should You Manage a Solitary HCC Under 3 cm in a Cirrhotic Patient?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Hepatocellular cancer: Solitary tumor less than 3 cm, cirrhotic. (Management of Liver Cancer): recommended study, different
What Is the Best Management for a Large Tubo-Ovarian Abscess on CT?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Woman of childbearing age with abdominal pain, fever, and leukocytosis. Marked tenderness on pelvic examination. CT scan sh
How Should You Manage a Lung Abscess Unresponsive to Antibiotics?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Patient with a 2 week history of cough, fever, and foul-smelling sputum. Worsening condition despite a full course of broad
How Should You Manage a Post-Pancreatitis Walled-Off Collection Causing Gastric Obstruction?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Patient with abdominal pain radiating to the back 5 weeks after hospitalization for acute pancreatitis. Afebrile. CT scan s
How Should You Manage Multiple Splenic Abscesses in an Intravenous Drug User with Sepsis?
ACR-guided imaging workflow for Patient who is an intravenous drug abuser presents with fever and tachycardia and on imaging is found to have 2 noncommunic