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Table 4 Incidental findings not detected by virtual reduced range CT

From: Reduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose

Incidental finding

No.

Heart (CAD, pericardial effusion, thrombus)

19

Liver (Cystic lesion or hemangioma)

15

Lung (Pneumonia, dystelectasis, nodule)

11

Kidneys (Cystic lesion)

7

Adrenal gland (Adenoma)

4

Hiatal hernia

4

Spleen (Splenomegaly, cystic lesion)

2

Pancreas (Cystic lesion)

2

Pleural effusion

2

Steatosis hepatis

1

Kinking of the thoracic aorta

1

Hilar lymphadenopathy

1

Occlusion of the superficial femoral artery

1

Total

70