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. 2019;130:60–70.

TABLE 4.

Test Recommendation Follow-Ups

Name of Test Number of Tests
Chest CT scans for nodules 69
Thyroid follow-up 33
Non nodule chest follow-ups recommended (CT, PET-CT, CT versus MRI, lab values, or follow-up to resolution) 31
Abdominal finding (clinical correlation, abd MRI, abd CT, abd US, abd CT or MRI, dedicated liver imaging, or endoscopy) 30
Breast follow-up 19
Repeat CTPA 7
Vascular studies for follow-up (neck US, MRI or CTA, aneurysm follow-up, vascular follow-up, or clinical correlation) 5
Echocardiograms 4
Musculoskeletal follow-up (2 spine MRIs, 1 chest MRI) 3

abd, abdominal; CT, computed tomography; PET, positron-emission tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; US, ultrasound; CTPA, computed tomography pulmonary angiograph; CTA, computed tomography angiography.