2007
DOI: 10.1097/rti.0b013e31813434a9
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Prevalence and Significance of Incidental Extracardiac Findings at 64-Multidetector Coronary CTA

Abstract: The presence of ECF in our daily practice is frequent, and not limited to the identification of pulmonary nodules, and reinforces the notion that all the organs in the scan should be thoroughly and methodically evaluated.

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“…Using these reconstructions, the full FOV covers approximately twice the exposed chest volume that would be included by the limited FOV [4], which is typically used for cardiac interpretation. Prior reports suggest that ECFs can be detected on coronary CTA in 15-90% of cases depending on the patient population studied and definition of reportable ECF [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Some of these findings, such as small pleural effusion, subsegmental atelectasis and previously known diseases, may be of little consequence in altering the patient's clinical course.…”
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confidence: 89%
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“…Using these reconstructions, the full FOV covers approximately twice the exposed chest volume that would be included by the limited FOV [4], which is typically used for cardiac interpretation. Prior reports suggest that ECFs can be detected on coronary CTA in 15-90% of cases depending on the patient population studied and definition of reportable ECF [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Some of these findings, such as small pleural effusion, subsegmental atelectasis and previously known diseases, may be of little consequence in altering the patient's clinical course.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Some of these findings, such as small pleural effusion, subsegmental atelectasis and previously known diseases, may be of little consequence in altering the patient's clinical course. However, depending on the definition, 4.2-38% of findings in previous studies were considered clinically important, including findings such as lung neoplasms, pneumonia, aortic aneurysms and pulmonary embolism [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The somewhat large percent range of patients with "important" ECF is likely influenced by the variable definition of what constitutes a clinically significant finding and the patient population being studied.…”
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“…Przypadkowo znalezione patologie pozasercowe mogą być odpowiedzialne za dolegliwości pacjenta i mogą mieć wpływ na dalsze postę-powanie lecznicze. Częstość wykrywania patologii pozasercowych w trakcie badania naczyń wieńcowych wynosi 15-90% [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], natomiast patologie istotne, które wymagają dalszej diagnostyki lub leczenia, stwierdzane są w 4,2-38% przypadków [9]. Tak duże różnice w częstości wykrywania patologii pozasercowych związane są przede wszystkim z typem skanera, na którym wykonywane były badania, jak również z zakresem badania (tętnice wieńcowe vs pomosty wieńcowe) (tab.…”
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“…Others advocate reconstructing the examination with a full field of view to identify all incidental findings and report on their clinical significance. 133,140,144 They point out that CT differs from the other cardiac imaging modalities by providing high-resolution diagnostic information about other organs besides the heart, with no extra radiation to the patient. Moreover, for symptomatic patients, typically with chest pain or shortness of breath, and an intermediate or high pretest probability of a noncardiac cause of the symptoms, extracardiac findings may not be "incidental.…”
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confidence: 99%