Abstract
The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) was established by the American College of Surgeons with the goal of standardizing care of rectal cancer patients in order to improve outcomes. NAPRC accreditation requires compliance with an established set of standards, many of which are directly related to radiology participation in multidisciplinary conference, rectal MR image acquisition, interpretation and reporting, and radiologist education. This paper outlines the pertinent standards/requirements for radiologists as part of the Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team in the NAPRC guidelines, with proposed methods and tips for implementation of these standards from the perspective of the radiologist.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2814-2824 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Abdominal Radiology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- Accreditation
- Neoplasm staging
- Patient Care Team
- Radiologists
- Rectal neoplasms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Gastroenterology
- Urology