Incidental Extracardiac Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Pictorial Review of Imaging Findings

Title:Incidental Extracardiac Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Pictorial Review of Imaging Findings

Volume: 10

Author(s): Keat Ying Goh, Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz, Nur Adura Yaakup, Zhonghua Sun and Kwan-Hoong Ng

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Keywords: Coronary CT angiography, coronary artery disease, extracardiac findings, imaging, incidental findings, clinical significance.

Abstract: Coronary CT angiography has revolutionized the management approaches in patients with atypical chest pain and nonspecific symptoms that may not be related to the cardiac disease. Presence of extracardiac findings on coronary CT angiography is very common, and some of these findings have clinical significance which requires additional workup to improve patient outcome. The aim of this study is to prospectively assess the prevalence and spectrum of extracardiac findings in 300 patients suspected of cardiac disease, based on coronary CT angiography. CT imaging appearances of extracardiac findings with potential clinical significance are presented.

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Goh Ying Keat, Aziz Faridah Abdul Yang, Yaakup Adura Nur, Sun Zhonghua and Ng Kwan-Hoong, Incidental Extracardiac Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Pictorial Review of Imaging Findings, Current Medical Imaging 2014; 10 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340561002140715101916

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340561002140715101916	Print ISSN 1573-4056
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6603