7 Modalities
Rating Appropriateness
The Multimodality AUC rate each imaging test by appropriateness for each indication based on technical capabilities, evidence, and clinical experience. When you use AUC, you'll get 1 of 3 ratings: appropriate, may be appropriate, or rarely appropriate.5

- Benefits generally outweigh risks
- Generally an effective option
- Dependent on physician judgment and patient-specific preferences

- Variable evidence regarding the risk-benefit ratio
- Potentially an effective option
- Dependent on clinical variables, physician judgment, and patient preferences

- Lack of evidence that benefits clearly outweigh risks
- Rarely an effective option
- Exceptions should have documentation of clinical reasons
For patients who may have more than 1 clinical indication, there is a flowchart that places indications into a hierarchy to help stratify test appropriateness.5