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Incidental CT Findings in the Elderly with Low-Energy Falls: Prevalence and Implications.

Sandra NiedermeierRebecca WaniaAlina LampartRobert StahlChristoph Gregor TrummChristian KammerlanderWolfgang BöckerChristian H NickelRoland BingisserMarco ArmbrusterVera Pedersen
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
IFs resulting from CT examinations of the elderly are frequent, but in more than 8 out of 10, they are harmless or currently asymptomatic. For the benefit of an accurate diagnosis of traumatic lesions, concerns about IFs with respect to disease burden, further work-up and resource utilisation might be disregarded.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • image quality
  • dual energy
  • computed tomography
  • middle aged
  • contrast enhanced
  • risk factors
  • spinal cord injury
  • positron emission tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance