Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 235-241 , April 2009

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group

  • Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 1161 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232-0011
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  • Susanna I. Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Garry Choy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Sandra O. DeJesus Allison, MD

      Affiliations

    • Georgetown Hospital, District of Columbia
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  • Genevieve L. Bennett, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Douglas L. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Phyllis Glanc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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  • Mindy M. Horrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Marcia C. Javitt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia
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  • Anna S. Lev-Toaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Ann E. Podrasky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, Florida
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  • Leslie M. Scoutt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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  • Carolyn Zelop, MD

      Affiliations

    • St Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut
    • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District of Columbia

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PII: S1546-1440(08)00624-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.12.004

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 235-241 , April 2009

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