Incidental Findings on CT Scans in the Emergency Department

Table 2

Reporting rates for most common incidental findings.

Incidental finding	Numbers found	Numbers reported	Reporting rate (%)
Head
Meningioma	4	1	25.0
Sinus changes	31	3	9.7
Thorax
Pulmonary nodule	16	4	25.0
Abdomen/pelvis
Aortic dilation	3	1	33.3
Bony changes	12	3	25.0
Enlarged adnexa/adnexal cyst	14	3	21.4
Liver lesion	27	4	14.8
Abdominal wall hernia	9	1	11.1
Nonobstructing renal calculi	10	1	10.0
Hiatal hernia	16	0	0.0
Renal lesion	11	0	0.0
Diverticula	10	0	0.0
Cholelithiasis	6	0	0.0