Acute appendicitis: Diagnostic value of nonenhanced CT with selective use of contrast in routine clinical settings(362 views) Tamburrini S, Brunetti A, Brown M, Sirlin C, Casola G
Dip. Sc. Biomorfologiche e Funzionali, Universita' di Napoli Federico II, IBB-CNR, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Department of Radiology, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA, United States
Via Pacuvio 25, 80122 Naples, Italy
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Hale, D. A., Appendectomy: A contemporary appraisal (1997) Ann Surg, 225 (3), pp. 252-261
Flum, D. R., Has misdiagnosis of appendicitis decreased over time? A population-based analysis (2001) JAMA, 286 (14), pp. 1748-1753
Lee, S. Y., Prospective comparison of helical CT of the abdomen and pelvis without and with oral contrast in assessing acute abdominal pain in adult Emergency Department patients (2006) Emerg Radiol, 12 (4), pp. 150-157
Christopher, F. L., Unenhanced helical CT scanning of the abdomen and pelvis changes disposition of patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute appendicitis (2002) J Emerg Med, 23 (1), pp. 1-7
Lowe, L. H., Appendicolith revealed on CT in children with suspected appendicitis: How specific is it in the diagnosis of appendicitis? (2000) AJR Am J Roentgenol, 175 (4), pp. 981-984
Balthazar, E. J., Gordon, R. B., CT of appendicitis (1989) Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 10 (4), pp. 326-340
Lane, M. J., Unenhanced helical CT for suspected acute appendicitis (1997) AJR Am J Roentgenol, 168 (2), p. 405409
Rao, P. M., Rhea, J. T., Novelline, R. A., Sensitivity and specificity of the individual CT signs of appendicitis: Experience with 200 helical appendiceal CT examinations (1997) J Comput Assist Tomogr, 21 (5), p. 686692
Pereira, J. M., Disproportionate fat stranding: A helpful CT sign in patients with acute abdominal pain (2004) Radiographics, 24 (3), p. 703715
Balthazar, E. J., Computed tomography of the abnormal appendix (1988) J Comput Assist Tomogr, 12 (4), p. 595601
Malone, A. J., Unenhanced CT in the evaluation of the acute abdomen: The community hospital experience (1999) Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 20 (2), pp. 68-76
Mindelzun, R. E., Jeffrey, R. B., Unenhanced helical CT for evaluating acute abdominal pain: A little more cost, a lot more information (1997) Radiology, 205 (1), pp. 43-45
Rao, P. M., Nonenhanced CT for suspected appendicitis (2000) Radiology, 216 (3), p. 916
Rao, P. M., Helical CT combined with contrast material administered only through the colon for imaging of suspected appendicitis (1997) AJR Am J Roentgenol, 169 (5), pp. 1275-1280
Cobben, L. P., de Van Otterloo, A. M., Puylaert, J. B., Spontaneously resolving appendicitis: Frequency and natural history in 60 patients (2000) Radiology, 215 (2), pp. 349-352
Urban, B. A., Fishman, E. K., Targeted helical CT of the acute abdomen: Appendicitis, diverticulitis, and small bowel obstruction (2000) Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 21 (1), pp. 20-39
Smith, R. C., Diagnosis of acute flank pain: Value of unenhanced helical CT (1996) AJR Am J Roentgenol, 166 (1), pp. 97-101
Rosen, M. P., Value of abdominal CT in the emergency department for patients with abdominal pain (2003) Eur Radiol, 13 (2), pp. 418-424
Brown, D. F., The role of abdominal computed tomography scanning in patients with nontraumatic abdominal symptoms (2002) Eur J Emerg Med, 9 (4), pp. 330-333
Golding, S. J., Shrimpton, P. C., Commentary. Radiation dose in CT: Are we meeting the challenge? (2002) Br J Radiol, 75 (889), pp. 1-4
Dixon, A. K., Goldstone, K. E., Abdominal CT and the Euratom Directive (2002) Eur Radiol, 12 (6), pp. 1567-1570
Acute appendicitis: Diagnostic value of nonenhanced CT with selective use of contrast in routine clinical settings