BODY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Chest with IV contrast: tumor staging, mediastinal & pleural disease
Chest without IV contrast: lung nodule workup, isolated lung disease
Pulmonary embolism scan: pulmonary embolism, elevated D-dimer
Lung nodule follow-up: reduced radiation dose technique
High-resolution chest: interstitial lung disease, small airways disease
Abdomen/pelvis survey with oral and IV contrast: abdominal pain, penetrating abdominal trauma, tumor staging
Abdomen only: diaphragm to iliac crests
Pelvis only: iliac crests to ischial tuberosities
Trauma abdomen/pelvis: blunt abdominal or pelvic trauma; IV contrast only
Abdomen/pelvis without IV contrast: elevated creatinine; oral contrast still given
Abdomen only: diaphragm to iliac crests
Pelvis only: iliac crests to ischial tuberosities
Abdomen/pelvis hematoma scan: AAA rupture, post-cath hematomas
Liver lesion survey: liver lesion characterization, HCC screening with cirrhosis
Pancreas neoplasm: tumor search or characterization; not for pancreatitis
Chest-abdomen-pelvis survey: tumor staging
Chest-abdomen survey: tumor staging; to iliac crests only
CT-KUB: flank pain, painful hematuria, known kidney stones
CT-IVP: painless hematuria, renal mass workup
Adrenal mass evaluation: adrenal adenoma versus metastasis
CT cystogram: intra- or extra-peritoneal bladder rupture
BODY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Abdominal survey: liver lesion characterization, abdominal pain, tumor staging
Pancreas evaluation: additional images to look for pancreatic tumor spread
Renal evaluation: renal mass evaluation
Fast abdominal survey: second line alternative if pts cannot hold still or hold breath
MRCP: biliary strictures, bile duct stones, biliary tumors
Adrenal mass evaluation: limited protocol for adrenal metastases versus adenomas
Bowel evaluation: inflammatory bowel disease, bowel wall tumors
Superficial mass evaluation: palpable abdominal or chest wall masses
Female pelvis survey: ovarian/uterine/cervical tumors, adenomyosis, endometriosis
Male pelvis survey: regional spread of prostate cancer
Appendicitis scan, pregnancy: assess appendix during pregnancy after inconclusive ultrasound
Urethral diverticulum scan: diverticulum detection or characterization
Scrotal evaluation: testicular tumors and inflammation
Uterine fibroid embolization workup: evaluation of fibroid anatomy and vascular supply
