TY - JOUR
T1 - Common Incidental Findings on Cardiac CT
T2 - a Systematic Review
AU - Kay, Fernando Uliana
AU - Canan, Arzu
AU - Abbara, Suhny
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Purpose of Review: Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is an established tool for evaluating cardiovascular disease, which may incidentally depict extracardiac findings (ECF). The aim of this study is to identify the spectrum and the prevalence of incidental findings detected on cardiac CT. Recent Findings: This systematic review found a median ECF occurrence of 45% in cardiac CT (range, 7–100%) among papers published between 2006 and 2018. The median clinically significant ECF occurrence was 17% (1–67%) among studies. Respectively, the five most commonly reported ECF were lung nodules or masses, lung parenchymal changes, lymphadenopathy, emphysema, and liver nodules or cysts. Summary: ECF are frequently encountered on cardiac CT. Therefore, interpreting physicians should be aware of the occurrence of clinically significant findings and be familiar with the follow-up recommendations endorsed by current guidelines.
AB - Purpose of Review: Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is an established tool for evaluating cardiovascular disease, which may incidentally depict extracardiac findings (ECF). The aim of this study is to identify the spectrum and the prevalence of incidental findings detected on cardiac CT. Recent Findings: This systematic review found a median ECF occurrence of 45% in cardiac CT (range, 7–100%) among papers published between 2006 and 2018. The median clinically significant ECF occurrence was 17% (1–67%) among studies. Respectively, the five most commonly reported ECF were lung nodules or masses, lung parenchymal changes, lymphadenopathy, emphysema, and liver nodules or cysts. Summary: ECF are frequently encountered on cardiac CT. Therefore, interpreting physicians should be aware of the occurrence of clinically significant findings and be familiar with the follow-up recommendations endorsed by current guidelines.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Coronary angiography
KW - Extracardiac findings
KW - Incidental findings
KW - Non-coronary
KW - Systematic review
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U2 - 10.1007/s12410-019-9494-4
DO - 10.1007/s12410-019-9494-4
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85064917784
SN - 1941-9066
VL - 12
JO - Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
JF - Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
IS - 6
M1 - 21
ER -