Table 1: ECF classification.
Importance | Definition | Examples |
Low/Null | Disorders considered benign, which hardly require further workups | • Vascular calcifications • Granulomas • Diverticulosis • Simple cysts in solid organs • Small or middle hiatal hernias • Fatty abdominal hernias |
Moderate | Disorders that do not require immediate treatment, but probably necessitate further research or treatment in the future | • Stones in different organs • Adrenal masses • Pancreatic pseudocysts • Indeterminate cyst formations • Uterine enlargement in postmenopausal women • Coronary calcifications |
High | Disorders requiring surgical procedures, medical treatment or further workups | • Indeterminate masses in solid organs • Unknown AAA > 3 cm • Aneurysms in renal or splenic arteries • Indeterminate pulmonary nodules • Adenomegalies • Pancreatic masses |
Source: Andres J Quaranta, et al. RAR - Volume 75 - NĂºmero 2 - 2011.