Accreditation is often viewed as a gatekeeper of quality. The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) began accrediting vascular testing facilities in 1991. Currently, there are 2918 accredited sites in the United States. The IAC offers accreditation in 6 vascular testing areas: extracranial cerebrovascular (extracranial), peripheral arterial (arterial), peripheral venous (venous), visceral vascular (visceral), intracranial cerebrovascular, and screening.
BrinzaEZhuLLillyMPManningWNeedlemanLGornikH.Accreditation is perceived to improve the quality of vascular testing facilities. J Vasc Ultra. 2016;40(2):63-69.
