Abstract
Incidental findings are commonly detected by computed tomography, but distinguishing which findings have little or no clinical consequence and which are significant enough to require further evaluation is not always clear. This distinction is important for patient care and to ensure appropriate use of health care resources. This article aims to highlight some of the incidental findings detected by low-dose CT (LDCT) performed for lung cancer screening and to present an overview of currently accepted management recommendations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 273-281 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Digestive System Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Esophageal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Esophagus
- Gastrointestinal Tract/diagnostic imaging
- Humans
- Incidental Findings
- Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Lung Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging
- Lymphadenopathy/diagnostic imaging
- Mediastinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Mediastinum/diagnostic imaging
- Thyroid Gland/diagnostic imaging
- Thyroid Nodule/diagnostic imaging
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging