In medical or research imaging, an incidental imaging finding (also called an incidentaloma) is an unanticipated finding which is not related to the original...
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Incidental medical findings are previously undiagnosed medical or psychiatric conditions that are discovered unintentionally and during evaluation for...
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Screening (medicine) (redirect from Case finding)
Category:Cancer screening UK National Screening Committee Theranos Incidental imaging finding "To Screen or Not to Screen? - The Benefits and Harms of Screening...
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Thyroid nodule (section Workup of incidental nodules)
following workup for thyroid nodules as incidental imaging findings on CT, MRI or PET-CT: Ultrasound imaging is useful as the first-line, non-invasive...
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of the diagnostic workup of pituitary disorders, or as an incidental finding when imaging the brain. If there are symptoms, people with empty sella syndrome...
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lung pneumatosis that is an incidental imaging finding such as on a CT scan, without suspicious findings (such as findings indicating any of the diseases...
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Grigg S, Ioannidis J (18 June 2018). "Prevalence and outcomes of incidental imaging findings: umbrella review". BMJ. 361: k2387. doi:10.1136/bmj.k2387. PMC 6283350...
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Medicine who is best known as a speaker on overdiagnosis due to incidental imaging finding in United States medicine. Wruble is a director at the National...
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benign finding. In an effort to provide guidance on which incidental findings should be appropriately further evaluated and what the appropriate imaging modality...
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scenarios. Cross-sectional imaging including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detect incidental thyroid nodules (ITNs) and...
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suggested that no follow-up is needed for angiomyolipoma-like incidental imaging findings measuring less than 1 or 2 cm. Alternatively, a renal ultrasonography...
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is asymptomatic and may only appear as an incidental imaging finding on CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging as a lung nodule. Eventually, it becomes...
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and is usually asymptomatic. Mostly frequently it is found as an incidental finding discovered during an X-ray or CT scan of the skull. She R, Szakacs...
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Lung nodule (section Other imaging)
may also be multiple nodules. One or more lung nodules can be an incidental finding found in up to 0.2% of chest X-rays and around 1% of CT scans. The...
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distension. Heterotopic pancreas is commonly recognized as an incidental finding on imaging studies performed for an unrelated reason. Ectopic pancreatic...
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compact bone within the cancellous bone. They are commonly seen as an incidental finding on radiographs or CT scans. They are typically very small and do not...
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Breast examination (section Findings)
family history of breast disease, or on a person with an incidental abnormal finding on imaging such as mammography. Some organisations recommend a breast...
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Plantar fasciitis (section Imaging)
motion. Diagnostic imaging studies are not usually needed to diagnose plantar fasciitis. Occasionally, a physician may decide imaging studies (such as X-rays...
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MRI that are loosely referred to as "herniation" are actually just incidental findings. These may be unrelated to any symptoms and are just bulges of the...
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (section Imaging)
and PDGFRA can be used to prove the diagnosis. The purpose of radiologic imaging is to locate the lesion, evaluate for signs of invasion and detect metastasis...
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symptoms, a small subdural hygroma on the head CT scan will be an incidental finding. If there is an associated localized mass effect that may explain...
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part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. It is a common incidental finding on knee radiographs. It is named for the Italian surgeon A. Pellegrini...
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Rete tubular ectasia (section Additional images)
PMID 18831860. Bhatt, S; Jafri, SZ; Wasserman, N; Dogra, VS (March 2011). "Imaging of non-neoplastic intratesticular masses". Diagnostic and Interventional...
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children/adults, and most commonly present as a mass or as an incidental finding during medical imaging. Verification of the diagnosis may require more testing...
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Incidental memory is defined as the ability to acquire and recall information that was unintentionally encoded and stored. It describes how memory formation...
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may present with no symptoms and the diagnosis can be an incidental finding due to imaging of other illnesses. Patients who present with dyspnea or chest...
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Pneumatosis intestinalis (category Pages with image sizes containing extra px)
not a disease, but rather a clinical sign. In some cases, PI is an incidental finding, whereas in others, it portends a life-threatening intra-abdominal...
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Pancreatic acinar metaplasia (PAM) is a common incidental histopathologic finding present in approximately 20-25% of patients undergoing an esophagogastroduodenoscopy...
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as kidney stones. Often, a parathyroid adenoma is diagnosed by an incidental finding on blood tests that reveal high calcium levels. Patients may not be...
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Leonard Slatkin during the orchestra's 2009–2010 season. He composed the incidental music for the Washington Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2014 production...
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