Predicting Pathologic Bone Lesions Using Scout Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging

Table 2

Comparison of the observed findings by the study authors between scout CT and radiology on the initial radiographic dictation.

Population	Authors (n)	Radiology (n)
Patients with available scout CT images	39	39
Number of patients with lesions identified on scout CT	25	9
Femur	21	7
Humerus	4	2
Total number of lesions identified on scout CT	29	10
Femur	23	9
Humerus	6	1

One patient had both a lesion identified by authors on scout CT that was not reported on initial radiographic dictation and a separate lesion that was identified on the initial dictation; thus, this patient was included in analysis of both groups. CT, computed tomography.