Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 837-843 , December 2009

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Percutaneous Catheter Drainage of Infected Fluid Collections

  • Jonathan M. Lorenz, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Jonathan M. Lorenz, MD, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Department of Radiology, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 2026, Chicago IL 60637
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  • Brian S. Funaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Charles E. Ray Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Daniel B. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St Louis, Missouri
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  • John M. Gemery, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • Frederick L. Greene, MD

      Affiliations

    • Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Thomas B. Kinney, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, San Diego, California
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  • Jon K. Kostelic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Central Kentucky Radiology, Lexington, Kentucky
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  • Steven F. Millward, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Albert A. Nemcek Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Charles A. Owens, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Robert D. Reinhart, MD

      Affiliations

    • North Oaks Hospital, Hammond, Louisiana
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  • Don C. Rockey, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • James E. Silberzweig, MD

      Affiliations

    • St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • George Vatakencherry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

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 The ACR seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply society endorsement of the final document.

PII: S1546-1440(09)00414-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.08.011

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 837-843 , December 2009

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