Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the most commonly diagnosed neoplasms in the MRI scanned patient population\nand indicate correlations based on the descriptive variables. Methods. The SPSS software was used to determine the incidence of\nneoplasms within the specific diagnoses based on the descriptive variables of the studied population. Over a five year period, 791\npatients and 839 MRI scans were identified in neoplasm category (C00-D48 according to the International Statistical Classification\nof Diseases and Related Health Problems ICD-10). Results. More women (56%) than men (44%) represented C00-D48. Three\ncategories of neoplasms were recorded. Furthermore, benign neoplasms were the most numerous, diagnosed mainly in patients\nin the fifth decade of life, and included benign neoplasms of the brain and other parts of the central nervous system. Conclusions.\nMales � 30 years of age with neoplasms had three times higher MRI scans rate than females of the same age group; even though\nfemales had much higher scans rate in every other category. The young males are more often selected for these scans if a neoplasm\nis suspected. Finally, the number of MRI-diagnosed neoplasms showed a linear annual increase.
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