ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Endometriosis

Expert Panel on GYN and OB Imaging; Myra Feldman; Myra K Feldman; Ashish P Wasnik; Feldman MK; Megan Adamson; Adamson M; Adrian Dawkins; Elizabeth H Dibble; Dawkins AA; Adrian A Dawkins; Dibble EH; Lisa P Jones; Gayatri Joshi; Jones LP; Kira Melamud; Joshi G; Krupa Patel-Lippmann; Melamud K; Kimberly L. Shampain; Krupa K Patel-Lippmann; Patel-Lippmann KK; Wendaline VanBuren; Kimberly Shampain; Shampain K; Stella K Kang; VanBuren W; Kang SK

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.017

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Endometriosis

Expert Panel on GYN and OB Imaging, Myra Feldman, Myra K Feldman, Ashish P Wasnik, Feldman MK, Megan Adamson, Adamson M, Adrian Dawkins, Elizabeth H Dibble, Dawkins AA, Adrian A Dawkins, Dibble EH, Lisa P Jones, Gayatri Joshi, Jones LP, Kira Melamud, Joshi G, Krupa Patel-Lippmann, Melamud K, Kimberly L. Shampain, Krupa K Patel-Lippmann, Patel-Lippmann KK, Wendaline VanBuren, Kimberly Shampain, Shampain K, Stella K Kang, VanBuren W, Kang SK

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2024 · vol. 21(11) , pp. S384–S395 · doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.017 · PMID:39488350 · W4403926110

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This paper presents the ACR Appropriateness Criteria for the diagnostic imaging of endometriosis.

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Endometriosis is a common condition impacting individuals assigned female at birth. Though incompletely understood, the disorder is caused by endometrial-like tissue located outside of the endometrial cavity, associated with inflammation and fibrosis. Clinical presentation is variable, ranging from asymptomatic to severe pelvic pain and infertility. Treatment is determined by the patient's individualized goals and can include medical therapies to temporize symptoms or definitive surgical excision. Imaging is used to help diagnose endometriosis and for treatment planning. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.

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