Patient and Family Resources

Accreditation means that your hospital, clinic or health center has voluntarily gone through a rigorous review process to be sure it meets nationally accepted standards.

Radiologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT and MRI.

Find a facility that offers CT colonography screening near you.

Find a facility that offers lung cancer screening near you.

The ACR Appropriateness Criteria (AC) are guidelines based on evidence that shows that imaging tests and treatment work for many commonly encountered medical problems. These brief summaries explain these recommendations to help patients understand which imaging tests are appropriate for their situation.

ACR's Patient- and Family Centered Care Team has created a series of informational animated videos to educate patients and healthcare professionals on imaging and patient- and family-centered care topics. The goals for the animated video program are to:

1. Answer common patient and healthcare professional questions on imaging.
   
2. Inform healthcare professionals on patient- and family-centered care topics and programs.
   
3. Provide a resource to help healthcare professionals and patients engage in shared decision making about imaging tests.