Acronym

NFA - No Further Action

Imaging finding does not require additional imaging or clinical follow-up

Expansion

No Further Action

Purpose

Clarifies that identified lesion is benign and requires no surveillance

Clinical Context

Common use: a small benign cyst in the kidney, a benign bone island, or a lipoma. NFA prevents radiologist anxiety and unnecessary follow-up studies.

  • NAD:
  • Benign:
  • Follow-up not needed:
  • Incidental finding:

Key Points

  • NFA helps manage incidental findings; explicitly stating no follow-up is needed prevents unnecessary downstream imaging