What non-coronary incidental findings can a radiologist detect in an ECG-gated computed tomography scan?

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiac ECG-CT is the standard method of assessing atherosclerotic lesions of the coronary arteries. Radiolo- gist should always evaluate all structures included in the study. Changes found during this “additional” assessment may have great importance in further diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Aim of the research: To analyse the significance of all extracoronary findings detected in 230 multi-slice cardiac tomogra- phy examinations. Material and methods: The study retrospectively evaluated the results of 230 examinations of patients referred for ECG-CT. The study group consisted of 122 (53.0%) men and 108 (47.0%) women, aged 5–91 years, mean 57.6. Results and conclusions: In the study, all incidental findings (IFs) detected in 230 CT examinations were analysed