The purpose of the Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR) sponsored consensus paper is to provide guidelines and recommendations to address challenging topics in musculoskeletal radiology using available evidence and expert opinion. The consensus paper is intended to be a working guide, rather than an exhaustive review of the literature. The topics and expert panel are selected by the SSR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards Committee with oversight of the SSR Executive Committee. The goal is to produce one consensus paper each year that will be presented at the annual society meeting. The inaugural consensus paper was presented in 2019 at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR).
SSR-Sponsored Consensus Papers
2026
Topic: Standardized reporting of the Rotator Cuff
Panel: Mihra Taljanovic (chair), Maxie Kresse (co-chair), Angela Atinga, Tatiane Cantarelli, Russell Fritz, Kara Gaetke-Udager, Amanda Isaac, Manickam (Nicks) Kumaravel, Kevin McGill, Levon Nazarian, Michael Tuite, Jennifer Weaver
Presentation: 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Huntington Beach, California, March 2026
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2025
Topic: Optimal Approaches to Imaging Inflammation Associated with Arthritis
Panel: Robert Lambert (chair), Girish Gandikota (co-chair), Hamza Alizai, Faysal Altahawi, Jonathan Baker, Jeffrey Belair, Jordan Gross, Barry Hansford, Keegan Markhardt, John O'Neill, Parham Pezeshk, Maryam Soltanolkotabi
Presentation: 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 2025
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2024
Topic: Standardized MRI Nomenclature for Knee Menisci
Panel: Robert Boutin (chair), Jie Nguyen (co-chair), Bethany Casagranda, Majid Chalian, Dyan Flores, Tetyana Gorbachova, Kimia Kani, Megan Mills, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, Kevin Shea, Kurt Spindler, Kate Stevens, Jennifer Weaver, Adam Zoga
Presentation: 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2024
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2023
Topic: Guidelines for Utilization and Performance of Direct MR Arthrography
Panel: Richard Walker (chair), Eric Chang (co-chair), Jenny Bencardino, Cristy French, Jan Fritz, Chris Hanrahan, Zaid Jibri, Ara Kassarjian, Kambiz Motamedi, Michael Ringler, Colin Strickland, Christin Tiegs‑Heiden
Presentation: 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Savannah, Georgia, March 2023
Publication: Skeletal Radiology, July 2023
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2022
Topic: Guidelines for Use of Intravenous Contrast in MSK Imaging
Panel: Laura Fayad (chair), Jonathan Samet (co-chair), Hamza Alizai, Majid Chalian, Colleen Costelloe, Swati Deshmukh, Vivek Kalia, Sarah Kamel, Jennifer Ni Mhuircheartaigh, Jimmy Saade, Eric Walker, Daniel Wessell
Presentation: 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Coronado CA, March 2022
Publication: Skeletal Radiology, March 2022
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2021
Topic: Guidelines for Management and Follow-up of Incidental Bone Lesions
Panel: Jim Wu (chair), Connie Chang (co-chair), Shivani Ahlawat, Behrang Amini, Matthew Bucknor, Jonathan Flug, Hillary Garner, Iman Khodarahmi, Michael Mulligan, Mohammad Samim, Jeffrey Peterson, Geoffrey Riley
Presentation: 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Virtual Meeting
Publication: Skeletal Radiology, March 2022
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2020
Topic: Nomenclature for Musculoskeletal Infection on MRI
Panel: Bill Morrison (chair), Erin Alaia (co-chair), David Armstrong, Avneesh Chhabra, Micah Cohen, Joshua Farber, R. Paul Guillerman, Jan Fritz, Doug Mintz, Claus Simpfendorfer, Charles Spritzer, Josephina Vossen, Adam Zoga
Presentation: 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Virtual Meeting
Publication: Skeletal Radiology, June 2021
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2019
Topic: Nomenclature of Subchondral Non-neoplastic Bone Lesions
Panel: Miriam Bredella (chair), Tetyana Gorbachova (co-chair), Ian Amber, Nicholas Beckman, D. Lee Bennet, Eric Chang, Leah Davis, Felix Gonzalez, Barry Hansford, B. Matt Howe, Leon Lenchik, Carl Winalski
Presentation: 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR), Scottsdale AZ, March 2019
Publication: AJR, November 2019
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Are you interested in being a member of a consensus paper panel?
We are pleased to invite all SSR members with particular expertise and interest in the topic to volunteer for the panel of authors. Although we would like to involve as many interested members as possible, there are constraints based on the optimal effective size of a panel. The expectation is for the panel members to determine the consensus paper outline, review the relevant literature, and prepare a written document that summarizes the issues and provides recommendations, in a readily accessible format. The panel should divide the work among its members as deemed appropriate, with the goal of producing a publication-ready draft document for presentation at the annual meeting. The author panel and its work-product would be subject to the oversight of the SSR Executive Committee.