The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, has added five more topics and revised its relative radiation-level categories for diagnostic imaging exams in the latest version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

The evidence-based guidelines are designed to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a patient's given clinical condition.

The five new topics include:

1. Treatment of uterine leiomyomas (interventional radiology panel)
2. Treatment of lower-extremity venous insufficiency (interventional radiology panel)
3. Cranial neuropathy (neurologic imaging panel)
4. Local-regional therapy for resectable oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (radiation oncology -- head and neck panel)
5. Retreatment of recurrent head and neck cancer after prior definitive radiation (radiation oncology -- head and neck panel)

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