Number and type of extra-cardiac findings in cardiac CT Number of cardiac findings in thoracic CT
Conditions
Interventions
None.
Sponsors
Department of radiology of MUMC
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. CT of the heart or CT of the thorax for clinical indication; 2. Dataset evaluable.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Dataset not evaluable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number and type of extra-cardiac findings in CCT; 2. Percentage of tumour growth/ development in incidentally found pulmonary nodules at follow-up CT and/or biopsy; 3. Imaging characteristics of (pre-)malignant nodules; 4. Number of cardiac findings in TCT (presence or absence of coronary stenosis and grade as well as other cardiac findings). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of exams performed according to the Fleischner criteria after discovery of a pulmonary nodule that are unchanged at follow-up. | — |
Outcome results
None listed