ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Joint Pain: Idiopathic Arthritis-Child.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2026
Abstract
This document details imaging approaches for children with suspected juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the axial and appendicular skeleton. It provides recommendations for the initial radiologic evaluation as well as for follow-up imaging. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.
Volume
23
Issue
7
First Page
1405
Last Page
1422
ISSN
1558-349X
Published In/Presented At
Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging, Chauvin, N. A., Ngo, A. H., Chan, S. S., Brown, B. P., Dorfman, S. R., Guzman, M., Koberlein, G., McBee, M. P., Nguyen, H. N., Onel, K. B., Orscheln, E. S., Snyder, E. J., Trout, A. T., Waseem, M., Weltmer, K. L., Wu, G. S., & Iyer, R. S. (2026). ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Joint Pain: Idiopathic Arthritis-Child. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 23(7), 1405–1422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2026.02.011
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
41817472
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article