Cardiac and extra-cardiac pathologies in patients undergoing clinically indicated cardiac computed tomography
JM Sohns, J Menke, W Staab, JE Spiro, JT Kowallick, C Schulte, O Becker, PA Zwaka, C Unterberg-Buchwald, J Lotz, A Schwarz · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2013 · Heft 04
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Ziele: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of cardiac and significant extra-cardiac findings in patients undergoing clinical computed tomography of the heart and surrounding structures and to determine the influence of those findings on patient's management. Methode: 224 patients (64 ± 10 years; male 63%) were examined by 64-multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Extra-cardiac findings were classified as „significant“ (Group A) if they were recommended to additional diagnostics or therapy and as „non-significant“ if there was no influence on patient's management (Group B). Ergebnis: A total of 7…