http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2013/02/Articles/How-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-incidentalomas-.aspx<p>The number of incidentally discovered masses or lesions known as incidentalomas detected by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or other imaging examinations in the United States has increased geometrically over the decades. Upon finding an incidentaloma, radiologists are faced with the dilemma of whether to run a battery of costly tests when it may have no clinical significance or to forgo follow-up tests altogether at the risk that it may turn out to have been an early carcinoma, jeopardizing the patient’s health.</p>Friday, 01 Feb 2013 11:05:32 GMT