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Collateral non cardiac findings in clinical routine CT coronary angiography: results from a multi-center registry.

Roberto LagallaFilippo CademartiriAlberto ClementeTeresa ArcadiNico R. MolletErica MaffeiAlessandra ZuccarelliRoberto Pozzi MucelliCamilla BarbianiMassimo MidiriRoberto MalagoAndrea PezzatoGabriel P. KrestinChiara MartiniLudovico La Grutta

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MaleCoronary angiographymedicine.medical_specialtyComputed tomographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary artery diseaseComputed tomography coronary angiographyCollateral findingsCoronary artery diseaseComputed tomography coronary angiography Collateral findings Coronary artery disease Non-cardiac findingsmedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingRegistriesRetrospective StudiesNeuroradiologymedicine.diagnostic_testNon-cardiac findingsbusiness.industryUltrasoundInterventional radiologyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedClinical routinemedicine.diseaseComputed tomography coronary angiography Collateral findings Coronary artery disease Non-cardiac findingsFemaleRadiologyTomography X-Ray ComputedSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiabusinessFollow-Up Studies

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of collateral findings detected in computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in a multi-center registry. Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective review of 4303 patients (2719 males, mean age 60.3 ± 10.2 years) undergoing 64-slice CTCA for suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) at various academic institutions between 01/2006 and 09/2010. Collateral findings were recorded and scored as: non-significant (no signs of relevant pathology, not necessary to be reported), significant (clear signs of pathology, mandatory to be reported), or major (remarkable pathology, mandatory to be reported and further investigated). Results: We detected 6886 non-cardiac findings (1.6 non cardiac finding per patient). Considering all centers, only 865/4303 (20.1 %) patients were completely without any additional finding. Overall, 2095 (30.4 %) non-significant, 4486 (65.2 %) significant, and 305 (4.4 %) major findings were detected. Among major findings, primary lung cancer was reported in 21 cases. In every center, most prevalent significant findings were mediastinal lymph nodes >1 cm. In 256 patients, collateral findings were clinically more relevant than coexisting CAD and justified the symptoms of patients. Conclusions: The prevalence of significant and major collateral findings in CTCA is high. Radiologists should carefully evaluate the entire scan volume in each patient.

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2015-01-01
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25981381