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Giuseppe Petralia1, Dow-Mu Koh1, Raj Attariwala1
1From the Precision Imaging and Research Unit, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (G.P.), and Department of Radiology (F.Z.), IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Via Giuseppe Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Italy (G.P.); Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, England (D.M.K., C.M.); AIM Medical Imaging, Vancouver, Canada (R.A.); Busch Center, Alpharetta, Ga (J.J.B.); The Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, England (R.E.); Human Longevity, San Diego, Calif (D.K.); Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong (G.G.L.); Department of Radiology and Cancer Research, UK Cambridge Center, Cambridge, England (E.S.); Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (H.A.V.); and Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Northwood, England (A.R.P.).
Abstract:
Acknowledging the increasing number of studies describing the use of whole-body MRI for cancer screening, and the increasing number of examinations being performed in patients with known cancers, an international multidisciplinary expert panel of radiologists and a geneticist with subject-specific expertise formulated technical acquisition standards, interpretation criteria, and limitations of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in individuals at higher risk, including those with cancer predisposition syndromes. The Oncologically Relevant Findings Reporting and Data System (ONCO-RADS) proposes a standard protocol for individuals at higher risk, including those with cancer predisposition syndromes. ONCO-RADS emphasizes structured reporting and five assessment categories for the classification of whole-body MRI findings. The ONCO-RADS guidelines are designed to promote standardization and limit variations in the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of whole-body MRI scans for cancer screening. Published under a CC BY 4.0 license Online supplemental material is available for this article.
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