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Key articles
American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: acute nonlocalized abdominal pain. 2018 [internet publication].Full text Abstract
Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging, Kambadakone AR, Santillan CS, et al. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Nov;19(11s):S445-61.Full text Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: left lower quadrant pain. 2023 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria®: right upper quadrant pain. 2022 [internet publication].Full text
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