A review of incidental findings on low-resolution CT images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging : a clinical dilemma

Coward, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-0975, Nightingale, JM and Hogg, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-0827 2016, 'A review of incidental findings on low-resolution CT images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging : a clinical dilemma' , Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 44 (3) , pp. 167-172.

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Abstract

Incidental findings are common in medical imaging. There is a particularly high prevalence of incidental findings within the thorax, the most frequent being pulmonary nodules. Whilst pulmonary nodules have the potential to be malignant, the vast majority will be benign, resulting in a high number of falsepositive findings. Low-resolution CT images produced during attenuation correction (AC) during single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) are essentially a by-product of the process. The high number of false-positive incidental findings detected on CTAC images causes a reporting dilemma. Early detection of cancer can be beneficial but false-positive findings and over diagnosis can be detrimental to the patient. CTAC images are not diagnostic quality and further diagnostic tests are usually necessary for definitive diagnosis to be reached. Given the high number of false-positive findings, the psychological effects and harms to the patient should be given consideration. This review recommends that caution should be taken when routine reporting of CTAC images occurs.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Publisher:	Society of Nuclear Medicine (America)
ISSN:	0091-4916
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Non funded research
Depositing User:	J Coward
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2016 07:28
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 17:52
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/39191

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