Journal article
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Orbits Vision and Visual Loss
Journal of the American College of Radiology, Vol.15(5), pp.S116-S131
05/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.03.023
PMID: 29724415
Abstract
Visual loss can be the result of an abnormality anywhere along the visual pathway including the globe, optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tract, thalamus, optic radiations or primary visual cortex. Appropriate imaging analysis of visual loss is facilitated by a compartmental approach that establishes a differential diagnosis on the basis of suspected lesion location and specific clinical features. CT and MRI are the primary imaging modalities used to evaluate patients with visual loss and are often complementary in evaluating these patients. One modality may be preferred over the other depending on the specific clinical scenario. Depending on the pattern of visual loss and differential diagnosis, imaging coverage may require targeted evaluation of the orbits and/or assessment of the brain. Contrast is preferred when masses and inflammatory processes are differential considerations.
The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Orbits Vision and Visual Loss
- Creators
- Tabassum A Kennedy - Principal Author, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic, Madison, WisconsinAmanda S Corey - Panel Chair, Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaBruno Policeni - Panel Vice-Chair, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaVikas Agarwal - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaJudah Burns - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New YorkH. Benjamin Harvey - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsJenny Hoang - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North CarolinaChristopher H Hunt - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaAmy F Juliano - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsWilliam Mack - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; neurosurgical consultantGul Moonis - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New YorkGregory J.A Murad - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; neurosurgical consultantJeffrey S Pannell - University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CaliforniaMatthew S Parsons - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Saint Louis, MissouriWilliam J Powers - University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; American Academy of NeurologyJason W Schroeder - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MarylandGavin Setzen - Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC, Albany, New York; American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryMatthew T Whitehead - Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, District of ColumbiaJulie Bykowski - Specialty Chair, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American College of Radiology, Vol.15(5), pp.S116-S131
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.03.023
- PMID
- 29724415
- ISSN
- 1546-1440
- eISSN
- 1558-349X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2018
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051778302771
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