Recommendations for the Management of the Incidental Renal Mass in Adults: Endorsement and Adaptation of the 2017 ACR Incidental Findings Committee White Paper by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group

Kirkpatrick et al discuss the endorsement and adaptation of the 2017 American College of Radiology (ACR) Incidental Findings Committee white paper by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group. Since the publication of the first landmark paper by the ACR Incidental Findings Committee in 2010, that committee has been providing valuable guidance to radiologists throughout the world on how to manage incidental imaging findings. The Working Group consists of a mixture of academic subspecialty and general radiologists and includes the primary author of the corresponding ACR white paper. Ultrasound is recommended as a modality of choice to investigate homogeneous masses with density values ranging between 21-69 HU, and CT is the preferred modality for workup if the radiologist is of the opinion that sonographic visualization would not be adequate, unless radiation exposure is a particular concern. ].