Managing incidental findings on thoracic CT: mediastinal and cardiovascular findings. A white paper of the ACR incidental findings committee

RF Munden, BW Carter, C Chiles, H MacMahon… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The ACR Incidental Findings Committee presents recommendations for managing
incidentally detected mediastinal and cardiovascular findings found on CT. The Chest …

Potential clinical and economic consequences of noncardiac incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography

J MacHaalany, Y Yam, TD Ruddy, A Abraham… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: We sought to determine the incidence, clinical significance, and potential
financial impact of noncardiac incidental findings (IF) identified with cardiac computed …

Extra-cardiac findings at cardiac CT: experience with 1,764 patients

J Koonce, JU Schoepf, SA Nguyen, MC Northam… - European …, 2009 - Springer
To investigate incidental extra-cardiac findings (ECF) at cardiac CT based on indication and
impact on patient management. We retrospectively reviewed the reports of 1,764 patients …

Malignant incidental extracardiac findings on cardiac CT: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Flor, G Di Leo, SAC Squarza… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to systematically review the evidence on
incidental extracardiac findings on cardiac CT with a focus on previously unknown …

Incidental extracardiac findings at coronary CT: clinical and economic impact

CI Lee, EB Tsai, BM Sigal, SK Plevritis… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of incidental
extracardiac findings on coronary CT, to determine the associated downstream resource …

Managing incidental findings on abdominal CT: white paper of the ACR incidental findings committee

LL Berland, SG Silverman, RM Gore… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
As multidetector CT has come to play a more central role in medical care and as CT image
quality has improved, there has been an increase in the frequency of detecting “incidental …

Incidental findings with cardiac CT evaluation—Should we read beyond the heart?

MJ Budoff, H Fischer, A Gopal - Catheterization and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CTA) allows for simultaneous evaluation of
the lung fields and associated structures. There is a debate as to the benefit of or need for …

Incidental findings on CT scans in the emergency department

RJ Thompson, SM Wojcik, WD Grant… - Emergency medicine …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Incidental findings on computed tomography (CT) scans are common. We
sought to examine rates of findings and disclosure among discharged patients who received …

Common incidental findings on MDCT: survey of radiologist recommendations for patient management

PT Johnson, KM Horton, AJ Megibow, RB Jeffrey… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate for agreement with respect to how
radiologists report incidental findings encountered on CT. METHODS: A multiple-choice …

Follow-up of incidental pulmonary nodules and the radiology report

DP Blagev, JF Lloyd, K Conner, J Dickerson… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Incidental pulmonary nodules that require follow-up are often noted on chest CT.
Evidence-based guidelines regarding appropriate follow-up have been published, but the …