oAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, Internal Medicine Physician. pWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. qColumbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. rUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. sSpecialty Chair, Atlanta VA Health Care System and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. *The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army/Navy/Air Force, Department of Defense, or United States Government. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Arteriography Cervicocerebral There is no relevant literature to support the use of catheter angiography in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. Head Trauma CTA Head and Neck There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT angiography (CTA) in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma without suspected vascular injury (see Variants 8 and 9 when suspected). FDG-PET/CT Brain There is no relevant literature to support the use of fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-PET/CT in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. HMPAO SPECT or SPECT/CT Brain There is no relevant literature to support the use of hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or SPECT/CT in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. MR Spectroscopy Head There is no relevant literature to support the use of MR spectroscopy (MRS) in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma.
Head Trauma PCAs. oAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, Internal Medicine Physician. pWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. qColumbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. rUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. sSpecialty Chair, Atlanta VA Health Care System and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. *The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army/Navy/Air Force, Department of Defense, or United States Government. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Arteriography Cervicocerebral There is no relevant literature to support the use of catheter angiography in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. Head Trauma CTA Head and Neck There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT angiography (CTA) in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma without suspected vascular injury (see Variants 8 and 9 when suspected). FDG-PET/CT Brain There is no relevant literature to support the use of fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-PET/CT in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. HMPAO SPECT or SPECT/CT Brain There is no relevant literature to support the use of hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or SPECT/CT in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma. MR Spectroscopy Head There is no relevant literature to support the use of MR spectroscopy (MRS) in the initial imaging evaluation of acute head trauma.