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No automated detection system was used. Benign conditions, anatomical variations, and all findings deemed to require follow-up or treatment within the imaging field were noted. NCFs identified in the CCTA examinations were analyzed based on patients\u02bc gender and age, NCF location, and clinical significance (no\/mild, moderate, and severe).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>At least one NCF was identified in 1460 out of 1503 patients (97.2%), with a total of 7822 NCFs detected. 45.4% of the patients (n=682) were male and 54.6% (n=821) were female. The median age was found to be 52 [19\u201387] years for males and 57 [22\u201384] years for females. The most common NCFs observed in all patients were, respectively, spinal degenerative changes (65.4%, n=983), parenchymal bands-subpleural lines (47.2%, n=709), increased CTR (41.4%, n=622), hiatal hernia (36.7%, n=552), and esophageal thickening (30.9%, n=464). Certain NCFs, including nodules &gt;8 mm (p=0.007), hiatal hernia (p=0.027), pulmonary artery dilatation (p=0.048), breast lesions (p=0.010), hyperdense liver lesions (p=0.024), and adrenal gland thickening (p=0.035), showed statistically significant differences between genders. Among NCFs, only scoliosis and age were found to have a significant but weak negative correlation (p&lt;0.048, r=\u20130.051). The most common findings of no\/mild, moderate, and severe clinical significance were spinal degenerative changes (n=983), thoracic aortic calcification (n=622), and pulmonary parenchymal infiltration (n=78), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Awareness of the variability in the distribution of NCFs based on age, gender, location, and clinical significance is crucial when evaluating CCTA scans performed for suspected CAD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2826-0659","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,15]],"date-time":"2026-04-15T22:33:52Z","timestamp":1776292432000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Analysis of non-coronary findings in coronary CT angiography: differences in gender, age, location, and clinical significance in the Turkish population"],"prefix":"10.1055","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2132-8457","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammet 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