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18373827

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the study was to review the prevalence of significant extracoronary findings in patients who underwent multislice CT coronary angiography examinations and coronary artery calcium scoring examinations. We reviewed the reports of 295 consecutive patients who underwent multislice CT coronary angiography examinations and 140 consecutive patients who had separate coronary calcium scoring examinations from September 2004 to March 2006 in our department's radiology information system. Additional investigations carried out as a result of these findings were also recorded. Fifty-six (19%) out of 295 patients had significant extracoronary findings on coronary CT angiography requiring clinical or radiological follow up. There were 60 significant extracoronary findings. These included 24 patients who had pulmonary abnormalities, 4 who had mediastinal abnormalities, 20 who had upper abdominal abnormalities and 5 who had non-coronary cardiac abnormalities. Three patients had both pulmonary and upper abdominal abnormalities. Eleven (8%) out of 140 patients had significant pulmonary, breast, mediastinal, upper abdominal and cardiac abnormalities on coronary artery calcium scoring examinations, yielding a total of 12 significant findings. In our experience, 19% of the patients who underwent multislice CT coronary angiography and 8% of the patients who underwent coronary artery calcium scoring examinations had significant extracoronary findings requiring follow up. It is therefore imperative for the reporting physician to review the entire examination after the coronary arteries have been assessed. The prevalence of extracoronary findings on these examinations may be of significance, resulting in additional 'hidden costs' if widespread 'screening' is adopted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1754-9477
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-56
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of significant extracoronary findings on multislice CT coronary angiography examinations and coronary artery calcium scoring examinations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. law.yan.mee@sgh.com.sg
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article