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Coronary artery CT evaluation is now widely performed on MDCT scanners with protocols optimized for high spatial resolution and reconstruction in various planes and fields of view [1]. Additionally, techniques may utilize contrast and thinner slice selection. This presents an opportunity to visualize and analyze other organs and structures besides the heart. Most commonly, the lungs, mediastinum, pulmonary vasculature, diaphragm, upper abdomen, and osseous as well as soft tissue structures of the thorax can be included in the field of view [2]. There has been a surge of reported extracardiac incidental findings that are discovered on coronary CT examination and acknowledging them may be necessary as some are clinically significant and may require immediate action versus follow-up recommendations [3].
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Gupta, R., Musani, M.A. (2015). Incidental Findings in Cardiac CTA. In: Clinical Pearls in Diagnostic Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08168-7_9
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