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Table 6 Number and characteristics of findings apart from the main target diseases

From: Whole-body MRI and MRA for evaluation of the prevalence of atherosclerosis in a cohort of subjectively healthy individuals

Technique

Incidental findings on MRI

Of those

 

n

%

Relevant findings (n)

Non-relevant findings (n)

Cerebral MRI

Gliosis

6

4.3

 

6

White-matter lesions

9

6.5

9

 

Meningioma

1

0.7

1

 

Unspecified lesion

10

7.2

 

10

Microangiopathy

3

2.2

3

0

Atypical vessels

1

0.7

 

1

Virchow-Robin spaces dilated

7

4.7

 

7

Arachnoid cyst

2

1.4

 

2

MR angiography

Ulcer of aortic wall

1

0.7

1

 

Compression of celiactrunc

2

1.4

2

 

Pulmonary MRI

Mediastinal lymph nodes enlarged

1

0.7

1

 

Hilar lymph nodes enlarged

1

0.7

1

 

Paratracheal lymph nodes enlarged

1

0.7

1

 

Axillary lymph nodes enlarged

2

1.4

2

 

Total lymph nodes enlarged

5

3.5

5

 

Pleural scars

1

0.7

1

 

Encapsulated effusion

1

0.7

1

 

Pleural layers

1

0.7

1

 

Cyst

1

0.7

1

 

Azygos lobe

1

0.7

 

1

Inflammatory nodule

4

2.9

1

 

Nodule of unknown origin

1

0.7

1

 

Inflammatory infiltration

1

0.7

1

 

Cardiac MRI

Aortic stenosis, low grade

2

1.4

2

 

Aortic insufficiency

2

1.4

2

 

Mitral insufficiency

1

0.7

1

 

Other valve abnormalities

4

2.9

4

 

Hypertrophy of the left ventricle

2

1.4

2

 

Pericarditis

1

0.7

1

 

Pericardic cyst

1

0.7

1

 

MRI abdomen

Hepatic cysts

3

2.1

3

 

Hepatic hemangioma

4

2.8

4

 

Chronic hepatic parenchymal defect (cirrhosis, fatty liver, ascites)

2

1.4

2