title: ACR appropriateness Criteria® chronic dyspnea: suspected pulmonary origin.
abstract: Dyspnea, described as breathlessness or shortness of breath, is usually caused by cardiopulmonary disease. The role of imaging in chronic dyspnea (>1 mo in duration) with suspected pulmonary origin is reviewed as suggested by the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every 2 years by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and review include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer-reviewed journals and the application of a well-established consensus methodology (modified Delphi) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures by the panel. In those instances in which evidence is lacking or not definitive, expert opinion may be used to recommend imaging or treatment.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Debra Sue
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: Tan-Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: Judith K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Amorosa
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
authors.forename: Darel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Heitkamp
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kanne
authors.forename: Ella A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kazerooni
authors.forename: Loren H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ketai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anthony Parker
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ravenel
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Rakesh D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003697:Delphi Technique; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media