title: ACR Appropriateness Criteria non-invasive clinical staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.
abstract: In order to appropriately manage patients with lung cancer, it is necessary to properly stage the tumor. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every 3 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: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: ravenejg@musc.edu.
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ravenel
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Rosenzweig
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida.
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, New York, New York; Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kanne
authors.affiliation: 21st Century Oncology/Michigan Healthcare Professionals, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kestin
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston, VA.
authors.forename: J Anthony
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rimner
authors.affiliation: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York; American College of Chest Physicians, Glenview, Illinois.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
authors.forename: Tan-Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Appropriateness Criteria; CT; FDG-PET/CT; lung cancer