Written Question · S5W-04917 · Session 5
Whether ocular melanoma patients can be offered MRI scans with contrast to detect metastasis and, if so, who is responsible for deciding wh…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government whether ocular melanoma patients can be offered MRI scans with contrast to detect metastasis and, if so, who is responsible for deciding whether to offer this.
The answer
These are individual clinical decisions made following discussion between clinicians and patients.
Current guidance suggests that there is currently insufficient evidence on the benefits of the use of MRI scanning for the detection and treatment of metastatic disease in people with ocular melanoma.
Current guidance suggests that there is currently insufficient evidence on the benefits of the use of MRI scanning for the detection and treatment of metastatic disease in people with ocular melanoma.
In the Official Report
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2 Feb 2017New Petitions
You state in your petition that you have also written to past and present health secretaries. The paper that has been prepared for us today quotes the Scottish Government’s answer to a written question. It says: “Current guidance suggests …