Pulmonary nodules detected at cardiac CT: comparison of images in limited and full fields of view

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Sep;191(3):878-81. doi: 10.2214/AJR.07.2939.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of detection of pulmonary nodules on cardiac CT scans acquired with a limited field of view with the frequency of detection at full field of view.

Conclusion: Viewing of cardiac CT scans obtained only at a limited field of view can result in missing more than 67% of nodules larger than 1 cm and more than 80% of nodules smaller than 1 cm.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Incidental Findings
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging*
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / epidemiology*
  • South Carolina
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data*