Characteristics of Patients with Major Findings
| Patient no. | Age (y) | Sex | CT finding | Known | Other imaging findings and prior history | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | F | Dilated ascending aorta | Yes | CT, TTE: aortic dilatation | No |
| 2 | 51 | M | Mass in RLL | No | CT: “consolidation” in RLL confirmed; possible early pneumonia; follow-up recommended | No |
| 3 | 48 | M | Infiltrate in RLL | No | CXR 1 d earlier: negative | No |
| 4 | 73 | F | Right pulmonary nodule (Fig. 1) | No | CXR/CT 18 mo later: mass in right lung | Adenocarcinoma of right lung diagnosed 1.5 y later; patient underwent resection |
| Anterior mediastinal mass (Fig. 1) | No | Mediastinal cyst confirmed at time of surgery | ||||
| 5 | 70 | M | Dilated ascending aorta | No | Later TTE: aortic dilatation confirmed | No |
| 6 | 73 | M | Coronary calcification | Yes | Coronary angiography 3 y earlier: coronary calcification/CAD | Yes |
| 7 | 78 | M | Pulmonary nodule | No | CXR at same visit: negative | No |
| 8 | 58 | F | Pulmonary nodule | No | CXR 2 y earlier: negative | No |
| 9 | 58 | F | Mass in RLL (Fig. 5) | Yes | CT at same admission: mass in RLL confirmed | No |
| 10 | 81 | M | Pericardial effusion (Fig. 3) | No | Prior CXR: small pleural effusion only; CT (and TTE) days later: large pericardial effusion (no tamponade), pleural effusion, and consolidation confirmed; TTE: “blood clot” within pericardial fluid | Patient treated for congestive heart failure; anticoagulation stopped; follow-up imaging showed (near) resolution of findings |
| Large pleural effusion (Fig. 3) | No | |||||
| Consolidation/atelectasis (Fig. 3) | No | |||||
| 11 | 54 | M | Pulmonary infiltrate (Fig. 4) | Yes | CXR 9 d earlier: RLL infiltrate (pneumonia) | Patient treated with antibiotics; CXR 6 wk later: resolution of pneumonia |
| 12 | 52 | M | Coronary calcification | Yes | Abnormal calcium score (CT) | Patient later underwent coronary angiography and CABG |
| 13 | 77 | F | Coronary calcification | No | None | No |
| 14 | 62 | M | Coronary calcification | Yes | Patient has diagnosis of CAD | No |
| Pulmonary nodule | No | CXR 1 d earlier: negative; no CT | No | |||
| 15 | 49 | F | Breast calcification | No | None | No |
| 16 | 55 | F | Pulmonary nodule | No | CT and CXR 10 mo earlier: negative | CXR 11 mo later: negative; no follow-up CT |
| 17 | 57 | M | Coronary calcification | No | MPI: ischemia in inferior wall; coronary angiography: calcified LAD, 3-vessel CAD | Medical management |
| 18 | 82 | M | Coronary calcification | Yes | Patient has diagnosis of CAD; MPI: ischemia | Medical management |
| 19 | 47 | M | Right pulmonary nodule | Yes | CT 2 wk earlier: right pulmonary nodules | CXR 11 mo later: atelectasis (right); no follow-up CT |
| 20 | 83 | M | Coronary calcification (Fig. 2) | Yes | Patient has diagnosis of CAD | No |
| 21 | 58 | F | Coronary calcification | Yes | CT 8 mo earlier: coronary calcification | No |
TTE = transthoracic echocardiography; RLL = right lower lobe; CXR = chest radiograph; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD = coronary artery disease; MPI = myocardial perfusion imaging; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery.