Dear AuntMinnieEurope CT Insider,
Incidental findings tend to be a mixed blessing. Detection of significant findings such as malignant tumors at an earlier stage is welcome, of course, but it may also lead to patient anxiety and overtreatment. Also, there are no guidelines on how to manage incidentalomas for many organs.
Australian researchers have shed light on this topic by assessing the communication process for incidental findings in the emergency department. Learn more about their results in today's news report.
Many of you will know Prof. Willi Kalender, PhD. He was a towering figure in CT and a popular and well-known person on both sides of the Atlantic. We've posted a tribute article about his life, achievements, and legacy.
It's extremely hard to believe any doctor would tell a patient she needs a CT scan "to see if she had a brain," but this happened in a U.K. hospital. A tribunal has struck off this individual for gross misconduct.
High-resolution CT is a key modality for evaluating interstitial lung disease, but assessing imaging features for the condition can be challenging, even for experienced thoracic radiologists. You can find out more in our article.
Timely evaluation of extracardiac findings can be important in the presence of life-threatening conditions, researchers from Zurich University Hospital have reported. Don't miss this story on the subject.
Philip Ward
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
