Medical Student Research Forum Posters

Background:

• Lungs are the most common site of metastasis for bone/soft tissue sarcoma.

• Regular lung metastasis staging studies are standard.

• American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends CT without contrast for staging since 2015.

Identified Quality Improvement Issue:

• At UC Davis there is a tendency to perform CT of the chest with contrast for routine staging.

• It is suspected that CTs ordered without contrast are replaced with contrast studies.

• The exact frequency of ordering CT of the chest with contrast is unknown.

Institutional Effect:

• There is unnecessary cost and procedure to both the patient and hospital.