AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightThere were 13 Major B findings including aortic aneurysm, pulmonary mass, pulmonary nodules, infiltrates, pneumonectomy, surrenal nodular thickening and liver mass lesions. Conclusion: Non-coronary findings are frequent, and radiologist and/or cardiologist who has been reporting these findings should be aware of the frequency and importance of these findings.
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Abstract
Aim: To investigate non-coronary findings during coronary calcium scoring with computed tomography. Material and Method: 190 patients who were evaluated with multislice computed tomography for coronary calcium scoring, were included in the study. Noncoronary findings were described as Minor and Major A-B findings. Results: One hundred seventy seven non-coronary findings were found at 80 (42.1%) patients. There were minor findings at 40 (21%) and major findings at 40 (21%) of the patients. There were 13 Major B findings including aortic aneurysm, pulmonary mass, pulmonary nodules, infiltrates, pneumonectomy, surrenal nodular thickening and liver mass lesions. Conclusion: Non-coronary findings are frequent, and radiologist and/or cardiologist who has been reporting these findings should be aware of the frequency and importance of these findings.
Özet
Amaç: Çok kesitli bilgisayarlı tomografi ile yapılan koroner kalsiyum skorlaması sırasında kalp dışı bulguları incelemek. Materyal ve Metod: Çalışmaya 190 çok kesitli bilgisayarlı tomografi ile koroner kalsiyum skorlaması yapılan hasta alındı. Kalp dışı bulgular Minor, Major A-B olarak tanımlandı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan hastalardan 80’inde 177 kalp dışı bulgu tespit edildi (42.1%). Bu hastaların 40’ında minor bulgular (21%), 40’ında major bulgular (21%) mevcuttu. Majör B bulgular aort anevrizması, akciğerde kitle, akciğer nodülleri ve infiltrasyonları, pnömonektomi, böbrek üstü bezde nodüler kalınlaşma ve karaciğer kitle lezyonlarını içermektedir. Sonuç: Kalp dışı bulgular sık görülür. Bu bulguları raporlayan radyolog ve/veya kardiyologlar, bu bulguların sıklığı ve önemi konusunda dikkatli olmalıdırlar.