Pulmonary nodules detected at cardiac CT: comparison of images in limited and full fields of view.

Northam, Meredith; Koonce, James; Ravenel, James G · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2008

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of detection of pulmonary nodules on cardiac CT scans acquired with a limited field of view with the frequency of detection at full field of view. Viewing of cardiac CT scans obtained only at a limited field of view can result in missing more than 67% of nodules larger than 1 cm and more than 80% of nodules smaller than 1 cm.

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