The American College of Radiology (ACR) released the latest edition of its ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Monday, April 2, noting it has now been 25 years since the college released its first appropriateness criteria in 1993.

“The ACR’s expert panels of radiologists and multispecialty teams are proud to have been creating and continually updating the ACR Appropriateness Criteria for 25 years,” Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, chair of the ACR Committee on Appropriateness Criteria, said in a prepared statement. “These evidence-based guidelines, recognized across the medical field as a national standard, help ensure that patients get the right care for their conditions and avoid unnecessary care.”

The revised criteria include three new topics: Breast Imaging of Pregnant and Lactating Women, Breast Implant Evaluation and Shoulder Pain – Atraumatic. Nine topics, including Colorectal Cancer Screening and Staging and Follow-up of Ovarian Cancer, were also updated.