Table 2

Incidental findings from MRI scanning

Finding

Number

Percentage

Management

WML

54

27%

NFA

WML + cerebral atrophy

6

3%

NFA

Sinus findings

5

2.5%

NFA

Vascular infarcts

4

2%

NFA

WML + sinus findings

4

2%

NFA

Cerebral atrophy

3

1.5%

NFA

Middle ear/mastoid findings

3

1.5%

NFA

Glioma

2

1%

NSR

Extensive WML

2

1%

NLR

Arachnoid cyst

2

1%

NFA

WML + middle ear/mastoid findings

2

1%

NFA

Cerebral atrophy + sinus findings

2

1%

NFA

Vascular anomaly

2

1%

NFA

Lipoma

1

0.5%

NSR

Meningioma

1

0.5%

NFA

Sinus findings and Middle ear/mastoid findings

1

0.5%

NFA

Enhancement around facial nerve

1

0.5%

NFA

(NFA = no further action, NSR = Neurosurgical referral, NLR = Neurology referral)

Papanikolaou et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2010 10:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-10-6