CASE REPORT A 68-year-old female presented with a four week history of anorexia, tenesmus and pain on defaecation. There was no significant past medical history. On exam ination she was clinically anaemic and a 5cm diameter mobile mass was palpable in the right iliac fossa. Rectal examination and sigmoidoscopy were normal. Haemoglobin concentration was 10-8 g/dl. Serum iron and ferritin. concen...

The authenticity of the watermarked images under various incidental noise is considered in this paper. The watermark is generated using from the content invariant properties of the image and securely embedded in the selected higher textured blocks of the DCT transform of the image to make them robust to jpeg compression and incidental distortions. Response of the authenticator to watermarked im...

Background Left ventricular late gadolinium enhancement (LV-LGE) is a known incidental cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) finding in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and has recently been associated with increased mortality [1]. While LV-LGE is an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with cardiomyopathy, data on the clinical significance of incidental findings of LV-LGE in AF patients is stil...

Introduction: Extraosseous accumulation of 99mTc – methylene diphosphonate (MDP) may be due to neoplastic, dystrophic, hormonal, inflammatory, ischemic, traumatic or excretory disorders. 99mTc-MDP incidental thyroid uptake is not frequent and is possibly caused by the presence of dystrophic or metastatic calcification, biopsy procedure and presence of beni...

Gallstones develop in approximately 10% to 15% of the US population and represent one of the most common and most costly of all digestive diseases. Studies investigating gallstones' natural history have shown that gallstone-related complications arise at a rate of approximately 1% per year in asymptomatic patients and 2% per year in patients who already have symptoms. Patients can have any of m...

Incidental findings on imaging of the brain and spine account for a large number of referrals to a paediatric neurosurgical practice. They can be cause of undue concern to the parents and can result in unnecessary investigations and interventions. This article is a review of the common pathological entities identified as incidental findings in the author's experience. The list is not exhaustive...

The growing use of cross-sectional imaging has led to increasing detection of incidental lesions that previously remained undiscovered. These incidental lesions are unexpected, usually asymptomatic and are not related to the patient's presenting complaint or past medical history. Incidental findings in the kidneys are common and most of them are renal masses. On detection of such renal lesions,...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the prevalence of incidental findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. DATA SOURCES Ovid Medline (1950 to May 2008), Embase (1980 to May 2008), and bibliographies of relevant articles. Review methods Two reviewers sought and assessed studies of people without neurological symptoms who...