Occasionally, radiographs may be useful when obtained for evaluation of nonspecific abdominal pain, as one can quickly assess for the presence of bowel obstruction or calcified gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Radiographs can also be useful for evaluating the presence of biliary or pancreatic duct stents. aUniversity of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. bJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. cPanel Chair, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. dPanel Vice-Chair, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. eUniversity of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona. fGlobal Advanced Imaging, PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas. gDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. hThe University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. iUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas; American Gastroenterological Association. jMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. kUMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. lUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. mRush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; American College of Surgeons. nNew York University Medical Center, New York, New York. oStanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. pUniversity of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. qSpecialty Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org
Acute Pancreatitis. Occasionally, radiographs may be useful when obtained for evaluation of nonspecific abdominal pain, as one can quickly assess for the presence of bowel obstruction or calcified gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Radiographs can also be useful for evaluating the presence of biliary or pancreatic duct stents. aUniversity of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. bJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. cPanel Chair, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. dPanel Vice-Chair, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. eUniversity of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona. fGlobal Advanced Imaging, PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas. gDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. hThe University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. iUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas; American Gastroenterological Association. jMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. kUMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. lUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. mRush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; American College of Surgeons. nNew York University Medical Center, New York, New York. oStanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. pUniversity of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. qSpecialty Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org