FIGURE 2.

new case study requirements Testing volume > 100 exams per year in each testing section
APPLICATION INITIAL ACCREDITATION PRIMARY EXAM INITIAL ACCREDITATION SECONDARY EXAM REACCREDITATION PRIMARY EXAM REACCREDITATION SECONDARY EXAM UPPER EXTREMITY EXAM
Extracranial Cerebrovascular 1 Normal
4 Abnormal
N/A 3 Abnormal N/A N/A
Intracranial Cerebrovascular 1 Normal
4 Abnormal
(varying procedures when applicable)
N/A 3 Abnormal
(varying procedures when applicable)
N/A N/A
Peripheral Arterial 1 Normal
4 Abnormal
Duplex (if not part of primary exam)
1 Normal
1 Abnormal

Other Secondary
1 Normal
1 Abnormal
3 Abnormal Duplex (if not part of primary exam)
1 Abnormal

Other Secondary
1 Abnormal

Initial Accreditation

1 Normal
1 Abnormal

Reaccreditation

1 Abnormal

Peripheral Venous 1 Normal
4 Abnormal
1 Normal
1 Abnormal
3 Abnormal 1 Abnormal

Initial Accreditation

1 Normal
1 Abnormal

Reaccreditation

1 Abnormal

Visceral Vascular

1 Normal
4 Abnormal
(most frequently performed exam)

1 Normal
1 Abnormal
(for all other exams performed)
3 Abnormal
(most frequently performed exam)
1 Abnormal
(for all other exams performed)
N/A
Multiple Site
(for each additional site and for each type of testing)
1 Normal
1 Abnormal
N/A 1 Abnormal N/A N/A

For testing volumes 60-99 exams per year: Initial Accreditation, 4 additional primary cases; at least 2 of the additional should be abnormal (total 9 cases). Reaccreditation, 2 additional primary cases (total 5 cases).

For testing volumes <60 exams per year: Initial Accreditation, 7 additional primary cases; at least 2 of the additional should be abnormal (total 12 cases). Reaccreditation, 4 additional primary cases (total 7 cases).