Which GI cancer patients do you use oral contrast in staging CT scans?

Oral contrast adds time (2 hours before scan) for both the patient and the facility. Some institutions feel indicated for all outpatients, while others only if GI/luminal disease is suspected. How do you approach this?

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

We do not use oral contrast for most of our patients and only offer oral contrast CT scans for patients we are concerned about perforation.

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