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<h1>ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain — low probability of coronary artery disease.</h1>
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<table><tr><td>Hoffman U, Akers SR, Brown RK, Cummings KW, Cury RC, Greenberg SB, Ho VB, Hsu JY, Min JK, Panchal KK, Stillman AE, Woodard PK, Jacobs JE, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2015. 8 p. [56 references]</td></tr></table> <p><a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=fulltextlink&redirect=https%253a%252f%252facsearch.acr.org%252fdocs%252f69401%252fNarrative">View the original guideline documentation</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/></p>
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<p>This guideline updates a previous version: Hoffman U, Venkatesh V, White RD, Woodard PK, Carr JJ, Dorbala S, Earls JP, Jacobs JE, Mammen L, Martin ET III, Ryan T, White CS, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2011. 6 p. [56 references]</p>
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<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0002971&fLockTerm=Angiocardiography%2c+not+otherwise+specified">Angiocardiography, not otherwise specified</a>
(88.50), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0203065&fLockTerm=Barium+swallow">Barium swallow</a>
(87.61), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0008031&fLockTerm=Chest+pain%2c+unspecified">Chest pain, unspecified</a>
(786.50), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0011923&fLockTerm=Diagnostic+imaging%2c+not+elsewhere+classified">Diagnostic imaging, not elsewhere classified</a>
(88.90), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0013516&fLockTerm=Diagnostic+ultrasound+of+heart">Diagnostic ultrasound of heart</a>
(88.72), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_ICD9CM_CUI=C0203057&fLockTerm=Upper+GI+series">Upper GI series</a>
(87.62) </div>
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<h5 class="field-label">MSH</h5>
<div class="field-content">
<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0001314&fLockTerm=Acute+Disease">Acute Disease</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0002971&fLockTerm=Angiocardiography">Angiocardiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0002978&fLockTerm=Angiography">Angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0008031&fLockTerm=Chest+Pain">Chest Pain</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C1536105&fLockTerm=Computed+Tomography+Angiography">Computed Tomography Angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0009924&fLockTerm=Contrast+Media">Contrast Media</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0085532&fLockTerm=Coronary+Angiography">Coronary Angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C1956346&fLockTerm=Coronary+Artery+Disease">Coronary Artery Disease</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0011906&fLockTerm=Diagnosis%2c+Differential">Diagnosis, Differential</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0011923&fLockTerm=Diagnostic+Imaging">Diagnostic Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0013516&fLockTerm=Echocardiography">Echocardiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0920208&fLockTerm=Echocardiography%2c+Stress">Echocardiography, Stress</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0206054&fLockTerm=Echocardiography%2c+Transesophageal">Echocardiography, Transesophageal</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0243032&fLockTerm=Magnetic+Resonance+Angiography">Magnetic Resonance Angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0024485&fLockTerm=Magnetic+Resonance+Imaging">Magnetic Resonance Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C2350390&fLockTerm=Myocardial+Perfusion+Imaging">Myocardial Perfusion Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C1962945&fLockTerm=Radiography">Radiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C3665494&fLockTerm=Radiography%2c+Thoracic">Radiography, Thoracic</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0034606&fLockTerm=Radionuclide+Imaging">Radionuclide Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0206057&fLockTerm=Technetium+Compounds">Technetium Compounds</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0936234&fLockTerm=Tomography+Scanners%2c+X-Ray+Computed">Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0040399&fLockTerm=Tomography%2c+Emission-Computed%2c+Single-Photon">Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0040405&fLockTerm=Tomography%2c+X-Ray+Computed">Tomography, X-Ray Computed</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MSH_CUI=C0041618&fLockTerm=Ultrasonography">Ultrasonography</a>
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<h5 class="field-label">MTH</h5>
<div class="field-content">
<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0002978&fLockTerm=angiogram">angiogram</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0203065&fLockTerm=Barium+swallow">Barium swallow</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0008031&fLockTerm=Chest+Pain">Chest Pain</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0936234&fLockTerm=Computed+Tomography+Scanning+Systems">Computed Tomography Scanning Systems</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0009924&fLockTerm=Contrast+Media">Contrast Media</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0085532&fLockTerm=Coronary+angiography">Coronary angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C1956346&fLockTerm=Coronary+Artery+Disease">Coronary Artery Disease</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0011923&fLockTerm=Diagnostic+Imaging">Diagnostic Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0043299&fLockTerm=Diagnostic+radiologic+examination">Diagnostic radiologic examination</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0011906&fLockTerm=Differential+Diagnosis">Differential Diagnosis</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0013516&fLockTerm=Echocardiography">Echocardiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0206054&fLockTerm=Echocardiography%2c+Transesophageal">Echocardiography, Transesophageal</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0243032&fLockTerm=Magnetic+Resonance+Angiography">Magnetic Resonance Angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0024485&fLockTerm=Magnetic+Resonance+Imaging">Magnetic Resonance Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0039985&fLockTerm=Plain+chest+X-ray">Plain chest X-ray</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C1962945&fLockTerm=Radiographic+imaging+procedure">Radiographic imaging procedure</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0034606&fLockTerm=Radionuclide+Imaging">Radionuclide Imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C3665494&fLockTerm=Thoracic+Radiography">Thoracic Radiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0040399&fLockTerm=Tomography%2c+Emission-Computed%2c+Single-Photon">Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0041618&fLockTerm=Ultrasonography">Ultrasonography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_MTH_CUI=C0040405&fLockTerm=X-Ray+Computed+Tomography">X-Ray Computed Tomography</a>
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<h5 class="field-label">PDQ</h5>
<div class="field-content">
<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0002978&fLockTerm=angiography">angiography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0040405&fLockTerm=computed+tomography">computed tomography</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0011923&fLockTerm=diagnostic+imaging">diagnostic imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0043299&fLockTerm=diagnostic+radiology">diagnostic radiology</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0024485&fLockTerm=magnetic+resonance+imaging">magnetic resonance imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0034606&fLockTerm=radionuclide+imaging">radionuclide imaging</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0040399&fLockTerm=tomography%2c+emission+computed%2c+single+photon">tomography, emission computed, single photon</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_PDQ_CUI=C0041618&fLockTerm=ultrasonography">ultrasonography</a>
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<h5 class="field-label">SNOMEDCT_US</h5>
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<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0522051&fLockTerm=Acute+chest+pain">Acute chest pain</a>
(102587001), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0001314&fLockTerm=Acute+disease">Acute disease</a>
(2704003), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0002971&fLockTerm=Angiocardiography">Angiocardiography</a>
(34945008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0002978&fLockTerm=Angiography">Angiography</a>
(77343006), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0203065&fLockTerm=Barium+swallow">Barium swallow</a>
(168821007), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0008031&fLockTerm=Chest+pain">Chest pain</a>
(29857009), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0040405&fLockTerm=Computerized+axial+tomography">Computerized axial tomography</a>
(77477000), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0009924&fLockTerm=Contrast+media">Contrast media</a>
(385420005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0009924&fLockTerm=Contrast+media">Contrast media</a>
(407935004), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0085532&fLockTerm=Coronary+angiography">Coronary angiography</a>
(33367005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C1536105&fLockTerm=CT+angiography">CT angiography</a>
(418272005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C1634617&fLockTerm=CT+angiography+of+coronary+arteries">CT angiography of coronary arteries</a>
(419545005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0011906&fLockTerm=Differential+diagnosis">Differential diagnosis</a>
(47965005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C1956346&fLockTerm=Disorder+of+coronary+artery">Disorder of coronary artery</a>
(414024009), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0013516&fLockTerm=Echocardiography">Echocardiography</a>
(40701008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0011923&fLockTerm=Imaging">Imaging</a>
(363679005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0024485&fLockTerm=Magnetic+resonance+imaging">Magnetic resonance imaging</a>
(113091000), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0024485&fLockTerm=Magnetic+resonance+imaging">Magnetic resonance imaging</a>
(312250003), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0243032&fLockTerm=Magnetic+resonance+imaging+(MRI)+of+vessels">Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of vessels</a>
(241663008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0336660&fLockTerm=Magnetic+resonance+imaging+unit">Magnetic resonance imaging unit</a>
(90003000), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0034606&fLockTerm=Nuclear+medicine+imaging+procedure">Nuclear medicine imaging procedure</a>
(373205008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0039985&fLockTerm=Plain+chest+X-ray">Plain chest X-ray</a>
(399208008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0203702&fLockTerm=Pulmonary+ventilation+perfusion+study">Pulmonary ventilation perfusion study</a>
(37859006), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C1962945&fLockTerm=Radiographic+imaging+procedure">Radiographic imaging procedure</a>
(363680008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0430471&fLockTerm=Radionuclide+myocardial+perfusion+study">Radionuclide myocardial perfusion study</a>
(252432008), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0430471&fLockTerm=Radionuclide+myocardial+perfusion+study">Radionuclide myocardial perfusion study</a>
(702759004), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0040399&fLockTerm=Single+photon+emission+computerized+tomography">Single photon emission computerized tomography</a>
(105371005), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0040399&fLockTerm=Single+photon+emission+computerized+tomography">Single photon emission computerized tomography</a>
(260222006), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0206057&fLockTerm=Technetium+compound">Technetium compound</a>
(47379009), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C3665494&fLockTerm=Thoracic+cage+X-ray">Thoracic cage X-ray</a>
(303932001), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0206054&fLockTerm=Transesophageal+echocardiography">Transesophageal echocardiography</a>
(105376000), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0041618&fLockTerm=Ultrasonography">Ultrasonography</a>
(16310003), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0041618&fLockTerm=Ultrasonography">Ultrasonography</a>
(278292003), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SNOMEDCT_US_CUI=C0203057&fLockTerm=Upper+gastrointestinal+tract+series">Upper gastrointestinal tract series</a>
(241157000) </div>
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<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SPN_CUI=C0302622&fLockTerm=SYSTEM%2c+IMAGING%2c+PULSED+DOPPLER%2c+ULTRASONIC">SYSTEM, IMAGING, PULSED DOPPLER, ULTRASONIC</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SPN_CUI=C0336660&fLockTerm=SYSTEM%2c+NUCLEAR+MAGNETIC+RESONANCE+IMAGING">SYSTEM, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING</a>
, <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_SPN_CUI=C0936234&fLockTerm=SYSTEM%2c+X-RAY%2c+TOMOGRAPHY%2c+COMPUTED">SYSTEM, X-RAY, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED</a>
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<h5 class="field-label">UMD</h5>
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<a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0009924&fLockTerm=Contrast+Media">Contrast Media</a>
(16-573), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0492899&fLockTerm=Radiographic+Systems">Radiographic Systems</a>
(18-429), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0936234&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Computed+Tomography">Scanning Systems, Computed Tomography</a>
(13-469), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C2720657&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Computed+Tomography%2fSingle+Photon+Emission+Computed+Tomography">Scanning Systems, Computed Tomography/Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography</a>
(24-013), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0810606&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Gamma+Camera%2c+Single+Photon+Emission+Tomography">Scanning Systems, Gamma Camera, Single Photon Emission Tomography</a>
(18-444), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0336660&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Magnetic+Resonance+Imaging">Scanning Systems, Magnetic Resonance Imaging</a>
(16-260), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C0302622&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Ultrasonic">Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic</a>
(14-278), <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_UMD_CUI=C1322972&fLockTerm=Scanning+Systems%2c+Ultrasonic%2c+Cardiac">Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Cardiac</a>
(17-422) </div>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Clinical Condition</span>: Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain -- Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease</strong></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" summary="Table: Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain -- Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="30%" class="Center" valign="top" scope="col">Radiologic Procedure</th>
<th width="20%" class="Center" valign="top" scope="col">Rating</th>
<th width="40%" class="Center" valign="top" scope="col">Comments</th>
<th width="25%" class="Center" valign="top" scope="col">RRL*</th>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">X-ray chest</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">9</td>
<td valign="top">X-ray, CTA, and US are generally nonoverlapping and can be used sequentially.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">CTA coronary arteries with contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">7</td>
<td valign="top">X-ray, CTA and US are generally nonoverlapping and can be used sequentially.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">CTA chest with contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">7</td>
<td valign="top">X-ray, CTA, and US are generally nonoverlapping and can be used sequentially.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<td valign="top">US echocardiography transthoracic resting</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">7</td>
<td valign="top">X-ray, CTA, and US are generally nonoverlapping and can be used sequentially.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
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<td valign="top">SPECT MPI rest and stress</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">6</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<td valign="top">Tc-99m V/Q scan lung</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<td valign="top">X-ray rib views</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<td valign="top">MRA chest without and with contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
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<td valign="top">MRI heart stress perfusion without and with contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top">This procedure may be appropriate but there was disagreement among panel members on the appropriateness rating as defined by the panel's median rating.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
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<td valign="top">MRI heart function and morphology without and with contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top">This procedure may be appropriate but there was disagreement among panel members on the appropriateness rating as defined by the panel's median rating.</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O </td>
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<td valign="top">US echocardiography transthoracic stress</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">MRA chest without contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">X-ray barium swallow and upper GI series</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/></td>
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<td valign="top">X-ray thoracic spine</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif"/></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">US abdomen</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">MRI heart function and morphology without contrast</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">US echocardiography transesophageal</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">2</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Arteriography coronary</td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle">1</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td class="Center" valign="middle"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
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<th valign="top" colspan="3"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rating Scale</span>: 1,2,3 Usually not appropriate; 4,5,6 May be appropriate; 7,8,9 Usually appropriate</th>
<th class="Center" valign="top">*Relative Radiation Level</th>
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<p>Note: Abbreviations used in the table are listed at the end of the "Major Recommendations" field.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Summary of Literature Review</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Introduction/Background</strong></p>
<p>Patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain are stratified according to their probability of developing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as follows: very low (<1%), low (1%–4%), intermediate (4%–8%), or high (>8%) probability.</p>
<p>This document outlines the usefulness of available diagnostic imaging for those patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and at low probability for having CAD who do not present with classic ACS signs, symptoms, or electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, but rather with nonspecific chest pain leading to a differential diagnosis, including aortic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal (GI), or musculoskeletal pathologies. Patients presenting to the ED with signs and/or symptoms of ACS, including those with unstable angina pectoris, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, diagnostic ST-segment changes, or elevated cardiac enzymes suggesting myocardial infarction, are not included in this discussion. The evaluation and treatment algorithms for these conditions have been well defined in the Scientific Statements and Practice Guidelines of the American Heart Association and in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) summary of the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=48280" title="Guideline #10445" target="_blank">American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria® chest pain, suggestive of acute coronary syndrome</a>.</p>
<p>The following imaging modalities are available in evaluating patients presenting to the ED with low probability of CAD: chest radiography, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans, cardiac perfusion scintigraphy, transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography, positron emission tomography (PET), spine and rib radiography, barium esophageal and upper GI studies, and abdominal ultrasound. Traditionally, most of these examinations have been performed during the ED visit, but there is a trend to perform outpatient testing.</p>
<p><strong>Variant: Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain—Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease</strong></p>
<p><em>Chest Radiography</em></p>
<p>The chest radiograph is the recommended initial imaging study. Chest radiographs can help identify potential sources of previously undifferentiated chest pain such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, fractured ribs, acute and chronic infections, and malignancies. Other conditions producing chest pain, such as pulmonary emboli (PE), can be suspected from the chest radiograph, but the overall sensitivities are low. Thoracic calcifications, if present, may indicate pericardial disease, ventricular aneurysm, intracardiac thrombi, or aortic disease. Although chest radiographs are often normal for the presence of PE, the presence of a Hampton hump, Westermark sign, or pulmonary artery enlargement can suggest PE. Mediastinal air can indicate a ruptured viscus or subpleural bleb or other acute pathology. In addition, widening of the mediastinum or an enlarged heart or aortic knob, as well as ill-defined aortic boundaries, can establish a differential diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome.</p>
<p><em>Multidetector Computed Tomography</em></p>
<p>Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA): Both prospectively (mean radiation exposure, 3 [range, 1–5] mSv) and retrospectively (mean radiation exposure, 10 [range, 8–12] mSv) ECG-synchronized cardiac CT permits comprehensive assessment of aortic, coronary, and other causes of chest pain. Most importantly, in this low-risk population, cardiac CTA accurately detects and characterizes the presence and extent of CAD and has nearly perfect negative predictive value to rule out significant CAD.</p>
<p>Additional assessment of global and regional left ventricular function and wall motion adds significant incremental value. MDCT is also the primary method for diagnosing coronary anomalies, a rare cause of acute chest pain.</p>
<p>Recent advances in cardiac CT imaging technology allow for further radiation dose reduction in CCTA examinations; new and available dose-reducing techniques include prospective triggering, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction, and high-pitch spiral acquisition. However, these new lower-dose techniques may not be appropriate in all patients due to their dependency on a combination of factors, including heart rate, rhythm, and large body size. Thus, although these techniques are promising in terms of reducing patient radiation dose, there may be patients for whom these radiation dose techniques are not optimal, such as an obese, elderly patient with an arrhythmia who might best benefit from retrospective gating in order to allow assessment of the coronary arteries at multiple phases of the cardiac cycle. In addition, not all scanners are capable of all radiation dose reduction techniques. In all cases, the imaging physician must select the appropriate combination of imaging parameters to acquire a diagnostic examination at a radiation dose that is as low as reasonably achievable. The proper application of these new lower-dose techniques is scanner dependent and may depend on low heart rate (<65 beats per minute [bpm]) and sinus rhythm. However, some scanners allow heart-rate–independent use of low-radiation protocols.</p>
<p>Chest CTA is the state-of-the-art method for detection of PE. In addition, chest CTA has excellent accuracy in demonstrating noncardiac causes of chest pain, including pneumothorax, pneumonia, malignancies, pulmonary airspace abnormalities, and interstitial lung disease. Pericardial effusions, thickening, and/or calcifications are seen far more readily than with radiographs alone, and more importantly, other symptom-producing pathologies such as ventricular aneurysms and cardiac thrombi or tumors can be detected. Pulmonary nodules represent >75% of incidentally detected findings.</p>
<p>With advanced CT technology, it is possible to perform a single-phase triple rule-out examination allowing comprehensive assessment of CAD, aortic dissection (AD), and PE by covering the entire thorax while enhancing both the aortic and pulmonary vascular tree. The newest developments in CT technology permit this exam with minimally increased radiation exposure and contrast administration. Hence, such protocols can be useful in selected patients, especially those in whom ED physicians consider ACS as a secondary differential after PE has been ruled out. At this point, there are not enough data to conclude whether such practice would be efficient.</p>
<p><em>Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography</em></p>
<p>Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, with or without pharmacologic stress, are frequently used to define abnormalities of ventricular wall motion as an indicator of cardiac disease. In addition, echocardiography can readily demonstrate pericardial effusion, valve dysfunction, and cardiac thrombus. Aortic pathology can be identified, but the findings of intramural hematoma, dissection, pulmonary embolus, and aneurysm are better seen with MDCT or MRI. Most importantly, transthoracic echocardiography without stress is a low-risk screening examination with high negative predictive value for ACS.</p>
<p><em>Magnetic Resonance Imaging</em></p>
<p>Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the chest can be performed with either noncontrast (e.g., time-of-flight, balanced steady-state free precession, phase-contrast, black-blood) or contrast-enhanced (e.g., 3-dimensional [3D] arterial-phase fast gradient-echo) protocols that are useful in identifying vascular pathology. These techniques can be used to identify aortic pathology and in specific scenarios can be used to evaluate for pulmonary artery pathology. Cardiac MRI is typically more time-consuming and less available in the ED setting. Its strength lies primarily in the assessment of myocardial ischemia, edema, and infarction in patients with known CAD. In addition, cardiac MRI can be used in the imaging assessment for acute myocarditis as a cause of chest pain. Cardiac MRI has not been well studied in low-risk undifferentiated chest pain populations and is uncommonly used in the emergency setting because of the relatively long scan times and its inability to detect CAD and PE with reasonable efforts. The benefits of cardiac MRI, both with and without pharmacologic stress, in acute nonspecific chest pain, with the exception of patients in whom myocarditis is suspected, is likely of limited use.</p>
<p><em>Radiography of the Ribs, Cervical Spine, or Thoracic Spine</em></p>
<p>Rib or spine radiographs are indicated in patients with a clinical suspicion of skeletal pathology.</p>
<p><em>Radionuclide Studies</em></p>
<p>Radionuclide myocardial perfusion studies at rest, but more typically at stress, followed by rest examinations in those with positive stress with technetium 99m sestamibi, or tetrofosmin are frequently used in identifying perfusion abnormalities as an indicator of ischemic chest pain, especially when a cardiac etiology is suspected. A normal stress perfusion scan can be used to exclude the diagnosis of CAD in patients in whom myocardial infarction by enzymes has been ruled out.</p>
<p><em>PET</em> is an alternative method for evaluating myocardial perfusion deficits, using N-13 ammonia or rubidium 82 agents. However, PET is not indicated in low-probability patients.</p>
<p><em>V/Q lung scintigraphy</em> can be used in patients with clinically suspected PE, but this study has been largely replaced by MDCT.</p>
<p><em>Cardiac Catheterization</em></p>
<p>Cardiac catheterization with coronary digital subtraction angiography remains the gold standard in demonstrating CAD and can permit immediate therapeutic intervention. However, there is rarely an indication to use it in low-probability patients because of the unfavorable risk benefit ratio (0.46% major complication rate in diagnostic angiography, consisting of 0.13% death, 0.06% MI, 0.08% stroke, 0.07% major bleeding [>2 units], and 0.12% severe renal failure [>50% decrease in glomerular filtration rate [GFR]). This has become more relevant with the availability of CCTA, with its high negative predictive value to exclude CAD.</p>
<p><em>Barium Swallow or Endoscopy</em></p>
<p>Esophageal disorders can be the cause of chest pain. A water-soluble or barium contrast upper GI swallowing study or endoscopy can be helpful in establishing esophageal spasm or reflux as an etiology of the chest pain.</p>
<p><em>Abdominal Ultrasonography</em></p>
<p>Abdominal ultrasound (US) may be indicated to document cholecystitis as a cause for the chest pain. US is also helpful in evaluating pancreatitis, other solid-organ pathology, intra-abdominal abscesses and fluid collections, and, less frequently, GI pathology.</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Recommendations</strong></p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>This document applies to patients at low risk for CAD who present with undifferentiated chest pain and without signs of ischemia in which a chest radiograph is almost universally obtained. </li>
<li>Functional testing with exercise-based ECG, echocardiography, or low-dose single-photon emission CT (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can be conducted to exclude myocardial ischemia after rule-out of MI by consecutive troponin measurements, especially in patients with high exercise capacity. </li>
<li>Cardiac CT, owing to its high negative predictive value, is a viable alternative to functional testing, and is increasingly used in the evaluation of coronary disease in this population and can be incorporated into the workup algorithm of those with low-probability chest pain. </li>
<li>Triple-rule-out CT (CAD, PE, and AD) has become more technically feasible and can be helpful in selecting patients, but evidence is not conclusive whether this will improve efficiency of patient management. </li>
<li>A number of diagnostic tests, among them US of the abdomen, MRA of the aorta with or without contrast, x-ray rib views, x-ray barium swallow, and upper GI series may also be appropriate to use in evaluating noncardiac causes of chest pain. </li>
<li>Typically, more invasive imaging tests such as transesophageal echocardiography or coronary angiography, as well as advanced specific cardiac MRI examinations, are rarely indicated in diagnosing low risk nonspecific chest pain. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Abbreviations</strong></p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>CTA, computed tomography angiography </li>
<li>GI, gastrointestinal </li>
<li>MRA, magnetic resonance angiography </li>
<li>MRI, magnetic resonance imaging </li>
<li>SPECT MPI, single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging </li>
<li>Tc, technetium </li>
<li>US, ultrasound </li>
<li>V/Q, ventilation/perfusion </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Relative Radiation Level Designations</strong></p>
<table width="50%" border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" summary="Table: Relative Radiation Level Designations">
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="Center" valign="top">Relative Radiation Level*</th>
<th class="Center" valign="top">Adult Effective Dose Estimate Range</th>
<th class="Center" valign="top">Pediatric Effective Dose Estimate Range</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top">O</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">0 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">0 mSv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><0.1 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><0.03 mSv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">0.1-1 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">0.03-0.3 mSv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">1-10 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">0.3-3 mSv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">10-30 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">3-10 mSv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="Center" valign="top"><img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/> <img alt="radioactive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180712165240im_/http://guideline.gov/images/image_radioactive.gif "/></td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">30-100 mSv</td>
<td class="Center" valign="top">10-30 mSv</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td valign="top" colspan="3">*RRL assignments for some of the examinations cannot be made, because the actual patient doses in these procedures vary as a function of a number of factors (e.g., region of the body exposed to ionizing radiation, the imaging guidance that is used). The RRLs for these examinations are designated as "Varies."</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Clinical Algorithm(s)</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Algorithms were not developed from criteria guidelines.</p></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="396" class="accordion-title section-396 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Scope</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Disease/Condition(s)</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Acute nonspecific chest pain with low probability of coronary artery disease (CAD)</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Category</a></h3>
<p>Diagnosis</p>
<p>Evaluation</p>
<h3><a href="#">Clinical Specialty</a></h3>
<p>Cardiology</p>
<p>Emergency Medicine</p>
<p>Family Practice</p>
<p>Internal Medicine</p>
<p>Nuclear Medicine</p>
<p>Radiology</p>
<h3><a href="#">Intended Users</a></h3>
<p>Advanced Practice Nurses</p>
<p>Health Plans</p>
<p>Hospitals</p>
<p>Managed Care Organizations</p>
<p>Physician Assistants</p>
<p>Physicians</p>
<p>Students</p>
<p>Utilization Management</p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Objective(s)</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>To outline the usefulness of available diagnostic imaging for those patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and at low probability for having CAD who do not present with classic acute coronary syndrome (ACS) signs, symptoms, or electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, but rather with nonspecific chest pain leading to a differential diagnosis including aortic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal (GI), or musculoskeletal pathologies</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Target Population</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Patients with acute nonspecific chest pain with low probability of coronary artery disease (CAD)</p>
<p class="Note"><strong>Note</strong>: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with classic signs and/or symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including those with unstable angina pectoris, non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction, diagnostic ST-segment changes, or elevated cardiac enzymes suggesting myocardial infarction, are not included in this discussion. The evaluation and treatment algorithms for these conditions have been well defined in the Scientific Statements and Practice Guidelines of the American Heart Association and in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) summary of the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=48280" title="Guideline #10445" target="_blank">ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome</a>.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Interventions and Practices Considered</a></h3>
<p><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">
<li>X-ray
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Chest </li>
<li>Barium swallow and upper gastrointestinal (GI) series </li>
<li>Rib views </li>
<li>Thoracic spine </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Computed tomography angiography (CTA)
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Coronary arteries with contrast </li>
<li>Chest with contrast </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Heart stress perfusion without and with contrast </li>
<li>Heart function and morphology without and with contrast </li>
<li>Heart function and morphology without contrast </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Chest without and with contrast </li>
<li>Chest without contrast </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Ultrasound (US)
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Transthoracic resting echocardiography </li>
<li>Transesophageal echocardiography </li>
<li>Transthoracic stress echocardiography </li>
<li>Abdomen </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), rest and stress </li>
<li>Technetium (Tc)-99m ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan, lung </li>
<li>Coronary arteriography </li>
</ol></p>
<h3><a href="#">Major Outcomes Considered</a></h3>
<p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Utility of diagnostic imaging studies in the evaluation of patients with acute nonspecific chest pain and low probability of coronary artery disease (CAD) </li>
<li>Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and diagnostic yield of imaging studies in the evaluation of patients with acute nonspecific chest pain and low probability of CAD </li>
</ul></p>
</div>
<h2 id="405" class="accordion-title section-405 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Methodology</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Methods Used to Collect/Select the Evidence</a></h3>
<p>Hand-searches of Published Literature (Primary Sources)</p>
<p>Hand-searches of Published Literature (Secondary Sources)</p>
<p>Searches of Electronic Databases</p>
<h3><a href="#">Description of Methods Used to Collect/Select the Evidence</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Literature Search Summary</span></strong></p>
<p>Of the 56 citations in the original bibliography, 37 were retained in the final document. Articles were removed from the original bibliography if they were more than 10 years old and did not contribute to the evidence or they were no longer cited in the revised narrative text.</p>
<p>A new literature search was conducted in December 2013 to identify additional evidence published since the <em>ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease</em> topic was finalized. Using the search strategy described in the literature search companion (see the "Availability of Companion Documents" field), 93 articles were found. Two articles were added to the bibliography. Ninety-one articles were not used due to either poor study design, the articles were not relevant or generalizable to the topic, the results were unclear, misinterpreted, or biased, or the articles were already cited in the original bibliography.</p>
<p>The author added 16 citations from bibliographies, Web sites, or books that were not found in the new literature search. One citation is a supporting document that was added by staff.</p>
<p>See also the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria® literature search process document (see the "Availability of Companion Documents" field) for further information.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Number of Source Documents</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Of the 56 citations in the original bibliography, 37 were retained in the final document. The new literature search conducted in December 2013 identified two articles that were added to the bibliography. The author added 16 citations from bibliographies, websites, or books that were not found in the new literature search. One citation is a supporting document that was added by staff.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Methods Used to Assess the Quality and Strength of the Evidence</a></h3>
<p>Weighting According to a Rating Scheme (Scheme Given)</p>
<h3><a href="#">Rating Scheme for the Strength of the Evidence</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Definitions of Study Quality Categories</span></strong></p>
<p>Category 1 - The study is well-designed and accounts for common biases.</p>
<p>Category 2 - The study is moderately well-designed and accounts for most common biases.</p>
<p>Category 3 - The study has important study design limitations.</p>
<p>Category 4 - The study or source is not useful as primary evidence. The article may not be a clinical study, the study design is invalid, or conclusions are based on expert consensus.</p>
<p class="Indent">The study does not meet the criteria for or is not a hypothesis-based clinical study (e.g., a book chapter or case report or case series description);</p>
<p class="Indent"><em>Or</em></p>
<p class="Indent">The study may synthesize and draw conclusions about several studies such as a literature review article or book chapter but is not primary evidence;</p>
<p class="Indent"><em>Or</em></p>
<p class="Indent">The study is an expert opinion or consensus document.</p>
<p>Category M - Meta-analysis studies are not rated for study quality using the study element method because the method is designed to evaluate individual studies only. An "M" for the study quality will indicate that the study quality has not been evaluated for the meta-analysis study.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Methods Used to Analyze the Evidence</a></h3>
<p>Systematic Review with Evidence Tables</p>
<h3><a href="#">Description of the Methods Used to Analyze the Evidence</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>The topic author assesses the literature then drafts or revises the narrative text summarizing the evidence found in the literature. American College of Radiology (ACR) staff drafts an evidence table based on the analysis of the selected literature. These tables rate the study quality for each article included in the narrative.</p>
<p>The expert panel reviews the narrative, evidence table, and the supporting literature for each of the topic-variant combinations and assigns an appropriateness rating for each procedure listed in the variant table(s). Each individual panel member assigns a rating based on his/her interpretation of the available evidence.</p>
<p>More information about the evidence table development process can be found in the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Evidence Table Development document (see the "Availability of Companion Documents" field).</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Methods Used to Formulate the Recommendations</a></h3>
<p>Expert Consensus (Delphi)</p>
<h3><a href="#">Description of Methods Used to Formulate the Recommendations</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rating Appropriateness</span></strong></p>
<p>The American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria (AC) methodology is based on the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. The appropriateness ratings for each of the procedures or treatments included in the AC topics are determined using a modified Delphi method. An initial survey is conducted to elicit each panelist's expert interpretation of the evidence, based on the available data, regarding the appropriateness of an imaging or therapeutic procedure for a specific clinical scenario. The expert panel members review the evidence presented and assess the risks or harms of doing the procedure balanced with the benefits of performing the procedure. The direct or indirect costs of a procedure are not considered as a risk or harm when determining appropriateness (additional assumptions regarding rating appropriateness can be found in the document <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fRatingRoundInfo.pdf" title="ACR Web site">Rating Round Information</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>). When the evidence for a specific topic and variant is uncertain or incomplete, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence or may be the sole source for assessing the appropriateness.</p>
<p>The appropriateness is represented on an ordinal scale that uses integers from 1 to 9 grouped into three categories: 1, 2, or 3 are in the category "usually not appropriate" where the harms of doing the procedure outweigh the benefits; and 7, 8, or 9 are in the category "usually appropriate" where the benefits of doing a procedure outweigh the harms or risks. The middle category, designated "may be appropriate," is represented by 4, 5, or 6 on the scale. The middle category is when the risks and benefits are equivocal or unclear, the dispersion of the individual ratings from the group median rating is too large (i.e., disagreement), the evidence is contradictory or unclear, or there are special circumstances or subpopulations which could influence the risks or benefits that are embedded in the variant.</p>
<p>The ratings assigned by each panel member are presented in a table displaying the frequency distribution of the ratings without identifying which members provided any particular rating. To determine the panel's recommendation, the rating category that contains the median group rating without disagreement is selected. This may be determined after either the first or second rating round. If there is disagreement after the first rating round, a conference call is scheduled to discuss the evidence and, if needed, clarify the variant or procedure description. If there is still disagreement after the second rating round, the recommendation is "may be appropriate."</p>
<p>This modified Delphi method enables each panelist to articulate his or her individual interpretations of the evidence or expert opinion without excessive influence from fellow panelists in a simple, standardized, and economical process. For additional information on the ratings process see the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fRatingRoundInfo.pdf" title="ACR Web site">Rating Round Information</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/> document.</p>
<p>Additional methodology documents, including a more detailed explanation of the complete topic development process and all ACR AC topics can be found on the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2fQuality-Safety%2fAppropriateness-Criteria" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/> (see also the "Availability of Companion Documents" field).</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Rating Scheme for the Strength of the Recommendations</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Not applicable</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Cost Analysis</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>A formal cost analysis was not performed and published cost analyses were not reviewed.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Method of Guideline Validation</a></h3>
<p>Internal Peer Review</p>
<h3><a href="#">Description of Method of Guideline Validation</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Criteria developed by the Expert Panels are reviewed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Appropriateness Criteria.</p></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="424" class="accordion-title section-424 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Evidence Supporting the Recommendations</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Type of Evidence Supporting the Recommendations</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>The recommendations are based on analysis of the current medical evidence literature and the application of the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and expert panel consensus.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Summary of Evidence</span></strong></p>
<p>Of the 56 references cited in the <em>ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease</em> document, 55 are categorized as diagnostic references including 5 well designed studies, 13 good quality studies, and 18 quality studies that may have design limitations. Additionally, 1 reference is categorized as a therapeutic reference. There are 20 references that may not be useful as primary evidence.</p>
<p>While there are references that report on studies with design limitations, 18 well designed or good quality studies provide good evidence.</p></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="427" class="accordion-title section-427 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Benefits/Harms of Implementing the Guideline Recommendations</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Potential Benefits</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Selection of appropriate diagnostic imaging procedures for evaluation of patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and at low probability for having CAD who do not present with classic acute coronary syndrome (ACS) signs, symptoms, or electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, but rather with nonspecific chest pain</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Potential Harms</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>There is rarely an indication to use cardiac catheterization with coronary digital subtraction angiography in low-probability patients because of the unfavorable risk-benefit ratio (0.46% major complication rate in diagnostic angiography, consisting of 0.13% death, 0.06% myocardial infarction, 0.08% stroke, 0.07% major bleeding [>2 units], and 0.12% severe renal failure [>50% decrease in GFR]).</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Relative Radiation Level</span></strong></p>
<p>Potential adverse health effects associated with radiation exposure are an important factor to consider when selecting the appropriate imaging procedure. Because there is a wide range of radiation exposures associated with different diagnostic procedures, a relative radiation level (RRL) indication has been included for each imaging examination. The RRLs are based on effective dose, which is a radiation dose quantity that is used to estimate population total radiation risk associated with an imaging procedure. Patients in the pediatric age group are at inherently higher risk from exposure, both because of organ sensitivity and longer life expectancy (relevant to the long latency that appears to accompany radiation exposure). For these reasons, the RRL dose estimate ranges for pediatric examinations are lower as compared to those specified for adults. Additional information regarding radiation dose assessment for imaging examinations can be found in the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Radiation Dose Assessment Introduction document (see the "Availability of Companion Documents" field).</p></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="432" class="accordion-title section-432 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Qualifying Statements</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Qualifying Statements</a></h3>
<p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Appropriateness Criteria (AC) and its expert panels have developed criteria for determining appropriate imaging examinations for diagnosis and treatment of specified medical condition(s). These criteria are intended to guide radiologists, radiation oncologists, and referring physicians in making decisions regarding radiologic imaging and treatment. Generally, the complexity and severity of a patient's clinical condition should dictate the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Only those examinations generally used for evaluation of the patient's condition are ranked. Other imaging studies necessary to evaluate other co-existent diseases or other medical consequences of this condition are not considered in this document. The availability of equipment or personnel may influence the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Imaging techniques classified as investigational by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have not been considered in developing these criteria; however, study of new equipment and applications should be encouraged. The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any specific radiologic examination or treatment must be made by the referring physician and radiologist in light of all the circumstances presented in an individual examination. </li>
<li>ACR seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR AC 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. </li>
<li>The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of Defense. </li>
</ul></p>
</div>
<h2 id="434" class="accordion-title section-434 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Implementation of the Guideline</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Description of Implementation Strategy</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>An implementation strategy was not provided.</p></div></p>
</div>
<h2 id="439" class="accordion-title section-439 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Institute of Medicine (IOM) National Healthcare Quality Report Categories</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">IOM Care Need</a></h3>
<p>Getting Better</p>
<h3><a href="#">IOM Domain</a></h3>
<p>Effectiveness</p>
</div>
<h2 id="442" class="accordion-title section-442 is-active" role="tab" aria-expanded="true"><a href="#">Identifying Information and Availability</a></h2>
<div class="accordion-panel is-active" role="tabpanel">
<h3><a href="#">Bibliographic Source(s)</a></h3>
<p><table><tr><td>Hoffman U, Akers SR, Brown RK, Cummings KW, Cury RC, Greenberg SB, Ho VB, Hsu JY, Min JK, Panchal KK, Stillman AE, Woodard PK, Jacobs JE, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2015. 8 p. [56 references]</td></tr></table></p>
<h3><a href="#">Adaptation</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Date Released</a></h3>
<p>2015</p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Developer(s)</a></h3>
<p>American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society</p>
<h3><a href="#">Source(s) of Funding</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>The American College of Radiology (ACR) provided the funding and the resources for these ACR Appropriateness Criteria®.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Committee</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Committee on Appropriateness Criteria, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Composition of Group That Authored the Guideline</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p><em>Panel Members</em>: Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH (<em>Principal Author</em>); Scott R. Akers, MD; Richard K. J. Brown, MD; Kristopher W. Cummings, MD; Ricardo C. Cury, MD; S. Bruce Greenberg, MD; Vincent B. Ho, MD, MBA; Joe Y. Hsu, MD; James K. Min, MD; Kalpesh K. Panchal, MD; Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD; Pamela K. Woodard, MD (<em>Specialty Chair</em>); Jill E. Jacobs, MD (<em>Panel Chair</em>)</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Financial Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Not stated</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Status</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>This is the current release of the guideline.</p>
<p>This guideline updates a previous version: Hoffman U, Venkatesh V, White RD, Woodard PK, Carr JJ, Dorbala S, Earls JP, Jacobs JE, Mammen L, Martin ET III, Ryan T, White CS, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2011. 6 p. [56 references]</p>
<p>This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Guideline Availability</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=https%3a%2f%2facsearch.acr.org%2fdocs%2f69401%2fNarrative" title="ACR Web site">American College of Radiology (ACR) Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>.</p></div></p>
<h3><a href="#">Availability of Companion Documents</a></h3>
<p><div class="content_para"><p>The following are available:</p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Overview. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Oct. 3 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fOverview.pdf" title="ACR Web site">American College of Radiology (ACR) Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Literature search process. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Feb. 1 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fLiteratureSearchProcess.pdf" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Evidence table development. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Nov. 5 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fEvidenceTableDevelopment.pdf" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Topic development process. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Nov. 2 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fTopicDevelopmentProcess.pdf" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Rating round information. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Apr. 5 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fRatingRoundInfo.pdf" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. Radiation dose assessment introduction. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015 Sep. 3 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.acr.org%2f%7e%2fmedia%2fACR%2fDocuments%2fAppCriteria%2fRadiationDoseAssessmentIntro.pdf" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain — low probability of coronary artery disease. Evidence table. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015. 28 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=https%3a%2f%2facsearch.acr.org%2fdocs%2f69401%2fEvidenceTable%2f" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
<li>ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain — low probability of coronary artery disease. Literature search. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology; 2015. 1 p. Available from the <a href="/web/20180712165240/https://www.guideline.gov/Home/Disclaimer?id=49907&contentType=summary&redirect=https%3a%2f%2facsearch.acr.org%2fdocs%2f69401%2fLitSearch%2f" title="ACR Web site">ACR Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/web/20180712165240im_/https://www.guideline.gov/UI/images/icon_externallink.gif"/>. </li>
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