Table 3 Class II extravascular incidental findings according to system area. (MSK denotes musculoskeletal)
System | Incidental findings | Number (relative frequency %) | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
Chest | Cardiomegaly | 3 (1.4) | |
Coronary artery calcification | 1 (0.5) | ||
Pleural effusion (small) | 24 (11.4) | ||
Pleural nodule (<1 cm) | 2 (1.0) | 2 benign | |
Pulmonary nodules (<1 cm) | 3 (1.4) | 3 no growth | |
Rib fracture | 1 (0.5) | No intervention | |
Abdomen | Appendix mucocoele | 1 (0.5) | |
Bladder calculi | 3 (1.4) | ||
Chronic pancreatitis | 1 (0.5) | ||
Dilated common bile duct | 8 (3.8) | 6 no cause, 2 gallstones | |
Gallstones | 102 (48.5) | ||
Hydrocoele | 1 (0.5) | No change | |
Hydronephrosis (mild) | 3 (1.4) | ||
Incarcerated hiatus hernia | 2 (1.0) | 2 no intervention | |
Lymphadenopathy (coeliac/mediastinal) | 5 (2.3) | ||
Meningocoele (S2 neural foramina) | 1 (0.5) | No intervention | |
Ovarian dermoid | 1 (0.5) | ||
Pancreatic duct dilatation | 1 (0.5) | No intervention | |
Pancreatic pseudocyst | 8 (3.8) | 8 no intervention | |
Prostate hypertrophy | 10 (4.7) | ||
Renal stone | 20 (9.5) | ||
Uterine fibroids | 1 (0.5) | ||
MSK | Hip osteoarthritis | 2 (1.0) | |
L5/S1 spondylolisthesis | 3 (1.4) | ||
Paget’s of hemipelvis | 1 (0.5) | ||
Sacral sclerotic change | 1 (0.5) | No intervention | |
Total | 209 |