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Breast Cancer | Breast Cancer | ||
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CT chest & abdomen & pelvis (contrast) | CT chest & abdomen & pelvis (contrast) | ||
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Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ||
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CT chest, abdomen & pelvis +/- neck/brain/orbits as indicated (contrast) | CT chest, abdomen & pelvis +/- neck/brain/orbits as indicated (contrast) | ||
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Malignant melanoma | Malignant melanoma | ||
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PET-CT, ultrasound of liver if ocular melanoma | PET-CT, ultrasound of liver if ocular melanoma | ||
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Myeloma | Myeloma | ||
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Low dose non contrast CT of whole body | Low dose non contrast CT of whole body (should be MR not CT) | ||
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First presentation of cancer NOS | First presentation of cancer NOS | ||
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CT chest, abdomen and pelvis post contrast | CT chest, abdomen and pelvis post contrast | ||
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CT CAP + C | CT CAP + C | ||
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Weight loss - malignancy? | |||
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If > 60 years old, NICE criteria suggest CT for pancreas | |||
CT chest, abdomen arterial then abdomen and pelvis post contrast | |||
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1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment. | |||
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Arterial then 65 seconds | |||
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CT CA arterial AP PV phase | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 12 January 2021
| Indication | COVID Cancel | COVID Urgent | Brief description | Slice thickness and reconstruction kernel | Further details of contrast timing/explanation of what the radiographers do | Abbreviation |
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Breast Cancer |
X |
CT chest & abdomen & pelvis (contrast) Include neck if palpable neck lymph nodes |
1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment. |
65 seconds |
CT CAP + c
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Lymphoma |
X |
CT chest, abdomen & pelvis +/- neck/brain/orbits as indicated (contrast) PET Hodgkin’s etc |
1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment. |
65 seconds |
CT CAP + c
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Malignant melanoma |
X |
PET-CT, ultrasound of liver if ocular melanoma |
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Myeloma |
X |
Low dose non contrast CT of whole body (should be MR not CT) |
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First presentation of cancer NOS |
X |
CT chest, abdomen and pelvis post contrast |
65 seconds |
CT CAP + C | ||
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Weight loss - malignancy? |
X |
If > 60 years old, NICE criteria suggest CT for pancreas CT chest, abdomen arterial then abdomen and pelvis post contrast |
1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment. |
Arterial then 65 seconds |
CT CA arterial AP PV phase |