Incidental Findings on Brain MR Imaging in Older Community-Dwelling Subjects Are Common but Serious Medical Consequences Are Rare: A Cohort Study

Elaine M. Sandeman; Maria del Carmen Valdes Hernandez; Zoe Morris; Mark E. Bastin; Catherine Murray; Alan J. Gow; Janie Corley; Ross Henderson; Ian J. Deary; John M. Starr; Joanna M. Wardlaw

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071467

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Incidental Findings on Brain MR Imaging in Older Community-Dwelling Subjects Are Common but Serious Medical Consequences Are Rare: A Cohort Study

Elaine M. Sandeman,

Affiliation Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Maria del Carmen Valdes Hernandez,

Affiliations Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish Imaging Network, A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE) Collaboration, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Zoe Morris,

Affiliations Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish Imaging Network, A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE) Collaboration, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Mark E. Bastin,

Affiliations Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish Imaging Network, A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE) Collaboration, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Catherine Murray,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Alan J. Gow,

Affiliations Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Janie Corley,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Ross Henderson,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Ian J. Deary,

Affiliations Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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John M. Starr,

Affiliations Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Department of Medicine for the Elderly Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Joanna M. Wardlaw

* E-mail: joanna.wardlaw@ed.ac.uk

Affiliations Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish Imaging Network, A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE) Collaboration, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Incidental Findings on Brain MR Imaging in Older Community-Dwelling Subjects Are Common but Serious Medical Consequences Are Rare: A Cohort Study

Elaine M. Sandeman,
Maria del Carmen Valdes Hernandez,
Zoe Morris,
Mark E. Bastin,
Catherine Murray,
Alan J. Gow,
Janie Corley,
Ross Henderson,
Ian J. Deary,
John M. Starr

Published: August 15, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071467

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