Chest CT incidentalomas: thyroid lesions, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, and lung nodules

A computed tomography (CT) incidentaloma is an incidentally detected and previously unsuspected finding or abnormality that is not related to the indication for obtaining the CT examination. The aim of this article is to review the frequency of incidentalomas on chest CT scans, discuss the potential...

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Autores principales: Frank, Luba, Quint, Leslie E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22391408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2012.0006
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description A computed tomography (CT) incidentaloma is an incidentally detected and previously unsuspected finding or abnormality that is not related to the indication for obtaining the CT examination. The aim of this article is to review the frequency of incidentalomas on chest CT scans, discuss the potential clinical significance of the findings, and suggest guidelines for reporting, further evaluation, and follow-up, with particular focus on thyroid lesions, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes and lung nodules.
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spelling pubmed-33353302014-03-05 Chest CT incidentalomas: thyroid lesions, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, and lung nodules Frank, Luba Quint, Leslie E. Cancer Imaging Review A computed tomography (CT) incidentaloma is an incidentally detected and previously unsuspected finding or abnormality that is not related to the indication for obtaining the CT examination. The aim of this article is to review the frequency of incidentalomas on chest CT scans, discuss the potential clinical significance of the findings, and suggest guidelines for reporting, further evaluation, and follow-up, with particular focus on thyroid lesions, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes and lung nodules. e-Med 2012-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3335330/ /pubmed/22391408 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2012.0006 Text en © 2012 International Cancer Imaging Society
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title_short Chest CT incidentalomas: thyroid lesions, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, and lung nodules
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335330/
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