American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for Infertility

Ultrasound Q. 2015 Dec;31(4):283-4. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000158.

Abstract

The new American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for Infertility provide updated imaging guidelines for evaluating infertility in females. It provides a meticulous overview of common causes of infertility including ovulatory, uterine, tubal, peritoneal, and pituitary factors. The article provides great detail regarding the imaging modalities for evaluation of infertility in females. The article title mentioned is American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for Infertility, whereas the article discusses female factors of infertility, and the male factors such as obstructive azoospermia, which could be evaluated by imaging, are not been addressed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Imaging / standards*
  • Guideline Adherence*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / standards
  • Radiology*
  • Societies, Medical*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards
  • United States