Objective To provide an overview of the evidence on prevalence and outcomes of incidental
imaging findings. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews. Data sources Searches of …

The objective of this review is to summarise the available evidence on the frequency and
management of incidental findings in imaging diagnostic tests. Original articles were …

Background Little information exists concerning the frequency and medical significance of
incidental findings (IFs) in imaging research. Methods Medical records of research …

Practitioners in all medical disciplines recognize the high frequency of incidentally detected
findings, that is, findings that do not have associated clinical symptoms. Although some …

Incidental findings found in “healthy” volunteers during research imaging are common and
have important implications for study design and performance, particularly in the areas of …

Despite modest effects from initiatives such as the Choosing Wisely campaign, unnecessary
diagnostic imaging remains a substantial problem in the United States. 1-3 Significant …

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 …

Objectives To report the frequencies of potentially relevant incidental findings in the general
adult population and to develop a protocol for their management in whole-body magnetic …

Since the 1970s, when computed tomography was introduced into clinical practice, the array
of imaging tests that expose patients to radiation has vastly increased. This is a result of …

Objectives. Incidental findings on computed tomography (CT) scans are common. We
sought to examine rates of findings and disclosure among discharged patients who received …