Incidental Findings
The review focused on incidental findings requiring medical intervention rather than all incidental findings. Incidental findings requiring any intervention included findings for which work-up, treatment, or follow-up was recommended, rega…
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The review focused on incidental findings requiring medical intervention rather than all incidental findings. Incidental findings requiring any intervention included findings for which work-up, treatment, or follow-up was recommended, regardless of urgency. Whole-body trauma CT frequently creates downstream medical obligations for patients and clinicians. Incidental findings can lead to downstream testing, resource use, anxiety, costs, and overdiagnosis.