Chest x-ray referral criteria panel draft report; availability--Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces the availability of a draft report. "Chest X-Ray Referral Criteria Panel Draft Report No. 1: Selected Screening Uses of the Chest X-Ray Examination" developed by a panel of physicians on the utility of selected chest x-ray screening examinations. This notice also describes FDA's planned procedures to facilitate the development and testing of referral criteria for medical radiological examinations.