"Incidental Findings" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.
| Descriptor ID |
D033162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Incidental Findings- Incidental Findings
- Finding, Incidental
- Findings, Incidental
- Incidental Finding
Incidental Discovery- Incidental Discovery
- Discoveries, Incidental
- Discovery, Incidental
- Incidental Discoveries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidental Findings" by people in Profiles.
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Cardiac incidentaloma in times of COVID-19: ventricular diverticulum Arch Cardiol Mex. 2021 Dec 20; 91(Suplemento COVID):126-128.
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Pneumatosis intestinalis as an incidental finding in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 10; 113(10):727.
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Long-term olfactory dysfunction following coronavirus disease 2019 infection, routine neck dissection at salvage laryngectomy, parotid incidentalomas, and prescribing intranasal steroids in HIV infection. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Sep; 135(9):753-754.
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COVID-19 Unveiling Brain Calcifications. J Mol Neurosci. 2022 Jan; 72(1):25-26.
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Association between COVID-19 and catatonia manifestation in two adolescents in Central Asia: Incidental findings or cause for alarm? Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Sep; 63:102761.
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Thoracic incidentaloma in a chest computed tomography scan of a patient with COVID-19. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2021 06 02; 82(6):1-3.
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Rhinitis may be a clinical symptom of primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, an incidental finding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chin Med J (Engl). 2021 Jun 01; 134(15):1883-1884.
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A pathway for acute chest imaging in suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Med J Aust. 2021 04; 214(7):299-301.e1.
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COVID-19: could CT provide the best population level biomarker? Incidental COVID-19 in major trauma patients suggests higher than predicted rates of infection in London. Clin Radiol. 2021 06; 76(6):467.
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Re: COVID-19: could CT provide the best population level biomarker? Incidental COVID-19 in major trauma patients suggests higher than predicted rates of infection in London. A reply. Clin Radiol. 2021 06; 76(6):468-469.