Acr White Paper Adnexal

In the summer of 2015 under the supervision of the american college of radiology the ovarian adnexal reporting and data system o rads committee was formed with the purpose of creating a standardized lexicon for describing the imaging characteristics of ovarian and adnexal masses and applying it to a risk stratification and management system for evaluation of malignancy.

Acr white paper adnexal. To provide general guidance for managing incidentally discovered masses with the understanding that specific patient care will vary depending on each individual s circumstances the clinical environment available resources and the judgment of the practitioner. The document has moved here. This work was performed under the auspices of the acr through its incidental findings committee ii. For this white paper one category of incidental find ing is the adnexal benign appearing cyst which is de fined as 1 an oval or round 2 unilocular mass of uniform fluid signal and attenuation 3 with a regular or imperceptible wall 4 without solid areas or mural nodules and 5 10 cm in maximum diameter.

The incidental adrenal mass algorithm. For this white paper one category of incidental find ing is the adnexal benign appearing cyst which is de fined as 1 an oval or round 2 unilocular mass of uniform fluid signal and attenuation 3 with a regular or imperceptible wall 4 without solid areas or mural nodules and 5 10 cm in maximum diameter. Ovarian adnexal reporting lexicon for ultrasound. A white paper of the acr ovarian adnexal reporting and data system committee journal of the american college of radiology vol.

The acr incidental findings committee ifc presents recommendations for managing adnexal masses incidentally detected on ct and mri. Andreotti rf 1 timmerman d 2 benacerraf br 3 bennett gl 4 bourne t 5 brown dl 6 coleman bg 7 frates mc 8 froyman w 2 goldstein sr 9 hamper. What is the responsible use of information that nobody asked for fletcher and pignone 2008. 10 variation in downstream relative costs associated with incidental ovarian cysts on ultrasound.

This is an ongoing. A white paper of the acr ovarian adnexal reporting and data system committee. Ovarian adnexal reporting lexicon for ultrasound.