TY - JOUR
AU - van der Graaf, Yolanda
AB - REVIEW ARTICLE Prevalence of Incidental Findings in Computed Tomographic Screening of the Chest: A Systematic Review Peter C.A. Jacobs, MD,*Þ Willem P.Th.M. Mali, MD, PhD,* Diederick E. Grobbee, MD, PhD,Þ and Yolanda van der Graaf, MD, PhDÞ Another important and less frequently addressed ele- Objective: To perform a systematic review on the prevalence of ment in the evaluation of these studies is the likelihood of incidental findings in computed tomographic (CT) screening studies so-called incidental findings. Increased performance of CT of the chest. has led to a steep increase in their number. An incidental Methods: We selected CT screening studies of the chest (screening finding is usually defined as an imaging abnormality not re- for coronary artery disease [CAD] [coronary calcium and CT coro- lated to the indication for obtaining the CT scan. In the case of nary angiography] and lung cancer screening). Screening protocols, CT screening, every abnormal finding that cannot be related descriptions of baseline characteristics, range of incidental findings, pathophysiologically to the target disease should be regarded and recommendations for follow-up were abstracted. as incidental. We can roughly divide these into 4 main Results: Eleven chest CT screening studies were identified. The categories: (a) findings with 
TI - Prevalence of Incidental Findings in Computed Tomographic Screening of the Chest A Systematic Review
JF - Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
DO - 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181585ff2
DA - 2008-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/prevalence-of-incidental-findings-in-computed-tomographic-screening-of-3qtX36Ezh2
SP - 214
EP - 221
VL - 32
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -