Management of patients with incidental findings in imaging tests: a large prospective single-center study

Abstract We prospectively followed up patients with an incidental finding detected in an image test to assess the additional interventions carried out and the clinical implications of the incidental findings detected. Out of 474 patients with an incidental finding, 63 (13.3%) were further evaluated,...

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Published inClinical imaging Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 249 - 254
Main Authors Lumbreras, Blanca, González-Alvarez, Isabel, Gómez-Sáez, Noemi, Lorente, Mª Fermina, Hernández-Aguado, Ildefonso
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Abdomen
Additional evaluations
Aged
Cohort study
Dental research
Diagnostic Imaging
Female
Head
Humans
Imaging tests
Incidental Findings
Male
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Neck
Prospective Studies
Radiography, Thoracic
Radiology
Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Additional evaluations
Cohort study
Incidental findings
Imaging tests
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Summary:Abstract We prospectively followed up patients with an incidental finding detected in an image test to assess the additional interventions carried out and the clinical implications of the incidental findings detected. Out of 474 patients with an incidental finding, 63 (13.3%) were further evaluated, and of these patients, 25 (39.7%) had clinical implications. Patients who had an X-ray (24/76, 31.6%), with a preoperative examination (19/77 24.7%), and with an incidental finding in the thoracic cavity (34/117, 29.1%) or in the head/neck (6/28, 21.4%) were more likely to have additional evaluations.
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ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.12.018