{"id":1682,"date":"2024-02-03T00:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T08:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicrad.ca\/wiki\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2024-02-03T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T08:19:04","slug":"imaging-referral-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vicrad.ca\/wiki\/2024\/02\/03\/imaging-referral-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaging Referral Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gutenify-section-841d5940-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-1\">2012 CAR Diagnostic Imaging Referral Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-8a30def0-c268-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-4\">A listing of Canadian imaging referral guidelines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-8967df10-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Referral-Guidelines-at-a-Glance.pdf\">Referral Guidelines at a Glance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gutenify-section-8426cf20-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 wp-block-list gtfy-23\">\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-841edfe0-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-10 gutenify-list-item\">Section A:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Central-nervous-system.pdf\">Central nervous system<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-841f5510-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-11 gutenify-list-item\">Section B:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Head-and-neck.pdf\">Head and neck<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-841fa330-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-12 gutenify-list-item\">Section C:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spine.pdf\">Spine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-841ff150-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-13 gutenify-list-item\">Section D:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musculoskeletal-system.pdf\">Musculoskeletal system<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-84206680-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-14 gutenify-list-item\">Section E:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cardiovascular.pdf\">Cardiovascular<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-8420b4a0-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-15 gutenify-list-item\">Section F:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thoracic.pdf\">Thoracic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-842102c0-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-16 gutenify-list-item\">Section G:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gastrointestinal-system.pdf\">Gastrointestinal system<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-84219f00-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-17 gutenify-list-item\">Section H:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Urological-adrenal-and-genitourinary-systems.pdf\">Urological, adrenal and genitourinary systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-8421ed20-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-18 gutenify-list-item\">Section I:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Obstetrics-and-gynaecology.pdf\">Obstetrics and gynaecology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-84226250-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-19 gutenify-list-item\">Section J:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trauma.pdf\">Trauma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-8422d780-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-20 gutenify-list-item\">Section K:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cancer.pdf\">Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-84234cb0-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-21 gutenify-list-item\">Section L:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pediatrics.pdf\">Pediatrics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gutenify-section-a138ac50-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-22 gutenify-list-item\">Section M:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/car.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Breast-disease.pdf\">Breast disease<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gutenify-section-f3b305c0-c267-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-26\">ACR Appropriateness Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-49cc7ef0-c268-11ee-9650-f71b6bc9c150 gtfy-29\">American college of radiology provides a portal of somewhat more exhaustive guidelines. 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