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Update on The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC): the radiologist’s role

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The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) was established by the American College of Surgeons with the goal of standardizing care of rectal cancer patients in order to improve outcomes. NAPRC accreditation requires compliance with an established set of standards, many of which are directly related to radiology participation in multidisciplinary conference, rectal MR image acquisition, interpretation and reporting, and radiologist education. This paper outlines the pertinent standards/requirements for radiologists as part of the Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team in the NAPRC guidelines, with proposed methods and tips for implementation of these standards from the perspective of the radiologist.

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  1. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Elena K. Korngold

  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Marc J. Gollub

  3. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    David H. Kim

  4. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Courtney C. Moreno

  5. Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Gregory de Prisco

  6. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Mukesh Harisinghani

  7. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Gaurav Khatri

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Korngold, E.K., Gollub, M.J., Kim, D.H. et al. Update on The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC): the radiologist’s role. Abdom Radiol 48, 2814–2824 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-023-03919-9

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