BODY CT PROTOCOL DESIGN


 
 
Hypovascular malignancies such as:
 
● Lymphoma, leukemia
● Adenocarcinoma colon, stomach, ovary, breast, lung, prostate
○  See separate pancreatic adenocarcinoma protocol
● (Debatable) Melanoma
 
1. Venous phase ONLY
 
 Pearls      
Lymphoma physicians often order scans with oral contrast only. Reasons include:
● Use of nephrotoxic drugs
● IV contrast avoided pre- or post- BMT
● Interleukin-2 increases risk of reaction
● Chest CT for infection is performed noncontrast
 
 
Hypervascular malignancies such as:
 
● Carcinoid tumors
 
See separate protocols for:
○  Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
○  Liver masses/metastases
○  Pheochromocytoma protocol
○  Renal cell carcinoma
○  Transitional cell carcinoma
 
1. Arterial phase of abdomen and pelvis
2. Venous phase of abdomen and pelvis
 
 
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:          MY-LINH NGUYEN, MD            KRISTIN PORTER, MD, PHD          PAMELA JOHNSON, MD
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