Clinical research Prevalence of incidental noncardiac findings diagnosed by computer tomography in 875 consecutive patients in an academic outpatient cardiac computer tomography facility

Introduction: To determine the prevalence of clinically significant noncardiac findings in patients undergoing computer tomography in an outpatient cardiac computer tomography facility. Material and methods: Eight hundred and ninety-four procedures were performed in 875 consecutive patients referred for computer tomography procedures in an academic outpatient cardiac computer tomography facility. The patients included 518 men and 357 women, mean...