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