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

Table 3

Description of lesions observed by the study authors on scout CT that were not included on the initial radiographic dictation.

Location	Pathology	Type of lesion	Operative management	Time from scout CT to diagnosis (days)	Go on to complete fracture?	Time from scout CT to fracture (days)
Humerus-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	86
Humerus-diaphyseal	Leiomyosarcoma	Impending	IMN	160	Yes	160
Femur-proximal	Breast	Complete	IMN	3
Femur-diaphyseal	Breast	Impending	IMN	31	Yes	31
Femur-proximal	Renal	Impending	Arthroplasty	13	Yes	13
Femur-proximal	Lung	Impending	IMN	14
Femur-proximal	Melanoma	Impending	IMN	808
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	7
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	146
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	Observation	146
Femur-proximal	Lung	Impending	IMN	17
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	172
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	172
Femur-proximal	Colon	Impending	IMN	28
Femur-proximal	Myeloma	Impending	IMN	51
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	1752
Femur-proximal	Breast	Impending	IMN	165
Femur-diaphyseal	Renal	Impending	IMN	41
Femur-proximal	Hepatocellular	Impending	IMN	26
					Average: 202	Average: 68
					Range: 3, 1752	Range: 13, 160

IMN, intramedullary nailing.