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Advanced Neuroimaging and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation, Revisited

Hal S. Wortzel
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2022, 50 (3) 336-341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220051-22
Hal S. Wortzel
Dr. Wortzel is Director of Neuropsychiatric Consultation Services for the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center, Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, and Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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    ACR Appropriateness Criteria, 2012, 2015, and 2021 Versions

    Radiologic ProcedureACR Rating
    2012*
    ACR Rating
    2015*
    ACR Rating
    2021
    MRI without contrast89Usually appropriate
    CT head without contrast67Usually appropriate
    Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT41Usually not appropriate
    FDG-PET42Usually not appropriate
    fMRI22Usually not appropriate
    DTINot featured1Usually not appropriate
    MRSNot featured2Usually not appropriate
    • ↵* Rating Scale: 1-3, usually not appropriate; 4-6, may be appropriate; 7-9, usually appropriate.

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