title: Pulmonary nodules detected at cardiac CT: comparison of images in limited and full fields of view.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of detection of pulmonary nodules on cardiac CT scans acquired with a limited field of view with the frequency of detection at full field of view.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Viewing of cardiac CT scans obtained only at a limited field of view can result in missing more than 67% of nodules larger than 1 cm and more than 80% of nodules smaller than 1 cm.
authors: Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Ave., Rm. 297, PO Box 250322, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors: Meredith
authors: M
authors: Northam
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Koonce
authors: James G
authors: JG
authors: Ravenel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013022:South Carolina; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*