CAR safety & practice
Apply the statement that actually governs the workflow.
Six high-value CAR practice and position statements translated into clear workflow decisions. Operational documents that do not support a patient-level action remain clearly labelled references.
Axillary lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination
Applies to breast and incidental non-breast imaging findings; laterality, timing, breast findings and malignancy history determine management.
Required intake information
- Vaccination date and type, if known
- Injection side or thigh site
- Palpable adenopathy: present or absent
- Suspicious breast finding: present or absent
- Relevant personal malignancy history
Source index only
Important CAR material that is not bedside decision logic.
These statements remain directly accessible without being misrepresented as patient-specific recommendations.
Evidence register
What governs this draft
Dated primary sources and their role in this draft.
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Evidence register
What governs this draft
Recommendation wording is condensed for point-of-care use. The dated primary source remains authoritative and must be rechecked before publication or institutional adoption.
Applies to breast and incidental non-breast imaging findings; laterality, timing, breast findings and malignancy history determine management.
Open source ↗Formal CAR policy statementWhole-Body MRI Screening in Asymptomatic IndividualsFormal CAR policy statement · June 2025Addresses broad whole-body MRI marketed to asymptomatic individuals—not targeted diagnostic MRI or syndrome-specific surveillance.
Open source ↗Formal CAR position statementClinical Use of Low-Field MRI SystemsFormal CAR position statement · September 2025Applies to systems below 0.5 T used clinically. It is an implementation and governance statement, not a universal referral pathway.
Open source ↗Formal CAR positionUse of Thyroid ShieldsFormal CAR position · 2011, reaffirmed November 2025This reaffirmed CAR statement addresses routine mammography only; it is not a general patient-shielding policy for every radiographic examination.
Open source ↗Joint CAR/SOGC positionNon-Medical Use of Fetal UltrasoundJoint CAR/SOGC position · 2014, reaffirmed August 2025Distinguishes medically indicated obstetric ultrasound from keepsake, entertainment or sex-determination-only exposure.
Open source ↗Formal CAR consensus recommendationsImproving Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and ProcessesFormal CAR consensus recommendations · April 2026A national operational-quality framework for departments and health systems; it does not replace local tumour-board governance.
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