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Oral contrast or IV contrast for CT scans abdomen, pelvis, lungs?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jul 19 11:12am | Replies (6)
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@rjjacobsen

My CT scans used IV contrast. Once the port for chemotherapy, they used that. Eventually back to normal IV once I was stable and the port was removed.

No shielding of the thyroid - don't know if that is normal procedure or unique to me because they monitor some nodules in my thyroid.

I did find this on the web -
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the American College of Radiology no longer supports shielding patients’ reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging studies that use radiation, such as X-rays and CT scans, according to new findings.

I assume that applies to other organs as well.

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diamonds | @diamonds | Jul 18 1:33pm

Thank you for the update. So, no oral contrast? Onc could see colon and
lymph nodes?

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isadora2021 | @isadora2021 | Jul 19 12:58am

I am the same - always IV contrast and no shielding. I can’t count how many scans I’ve had over the last 3 years. I’ve been on quarterly PET-CT surveillance scanning over the last 12 months.

I read that these scans may possibly cause cancer themselves, but that their use outweighs the risks. I wonder if anyone else has heard that?

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