Clinical Condition: Screening for Pulmonary Metastases
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria 1 Screening for Pulmonary Metastases American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinical Condition: Screening for Pulmonary Metastases Variant 1: Primary malignancy: bone and soft-tissue sarcoma. Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* CT chest without IV contrast 9 Perform this procedure for an initial evaluation or surveillance. ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray chest 9 This procedure is appropriate if performed as a baseline. ☢ CT chest with IV contrast 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ FDG-PET/CT whole body 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without and with IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ MRI chest without IV contrast 2 O MRI chest without and with IV contrast 1 O
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تاریخ انتشار 2016