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NCCN imaging appropriate use criteria published for 15 guidelines

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NCCN has published NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria for an additional 15 NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Launched in June 2016, NCCN Imaging AUC currently are available for 35 NCCN Guidelines. NCCN Imaging AUC are an easy-to-use, single source for AUC pertaining to cancer screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment response assessment, follow-up, and surveillance as...

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