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PICTORIAL REVIEW OF INCIDENTAL FINDINGS ON BRAIN IMAGING- LEAVE THEM ALONE, REFER OR FOLLOW

Published:2021-10-01 Issue: Volume: Page:61-64
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Container-title:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Author:

Shoaib Mohammad¹,Kose Snehal¹,Pradhan Gaurav²,Iqbal Md Asif³

Affiliation:

1. MD, Study Design, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, Final approval of the version, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.

2. MD, Study Design, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, Final approval of the version, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

3. Study Design Data Collection Statistical Analysis Data interpretation Manuscript , , , , preparation Final approval of the version Department of Internal Medicine, Maulana , , Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Abstract

The increasing availability of cross-sectional imaging, incredibly magnetic resonance imaging, detects ndings in the patient's scan unrelated to the reason the scan is initially acquired. These ndings refer to the so-called incidental ndings mentioned in the radiology report as "Note made of" without any good impression about their clinical signicance or further management. This type of report leads to anxiety among patients. The radiologist is the rst person to encounter these incidental ndings. Therefore, it is an essential duty of the radiologist to communicate to the clinician about the signicance and urgency/non-urgency of these ndings so that clinicians can decide timely appropriate management. Therefore, this review discusses the prevalence and spectrum of these incidental ndings and the available guidelines for their management.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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