First do no harm in responding to incidental imaging findings

Ian A Scott; John Slavotinek; Paul P Glasziou

doi:10.5694/mja2.52177

First do no harm in responding to incidental imaging findings

Ian A Scott^*, John Slavotinek, Paul P Glasziou

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Abstract

You order a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) for a patient with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism. The radiology report states that no pulmonary thromboembolism is seen but notes an unrelated lung nodule. What should you do with this incidental finding, or “incidentaloma”?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Medical journal of Australia
Volume	220
Issue number	1
Early online date	27 Nov 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52177
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2024

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