Background: Diagnostic work-up of acute appendicitis remains challenging. While some
guidelines advise to use a risk stratification based on clinical parameters, others use …

Background Diagnosing acute appendicitis (appendicitis) based on clinical evaluation,
blood testing, and urinalysis can be difficult. Therefore, in persons with suspected …

Renal colic is a common clinical condition which is often investigated with a CT of the
kidneys, ureters and bladder (CTKUB). Recent technological improvements have allowed a …

OBJECTIVE. A meta-analysis was performed to compare low-dose CT and standard-dose
CT in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis with an emphasis on diagnostic value …

Objective: To compare diagnostic accuracy of contrast enhanced low-dose computed
tomography (CT) accomplished in the OPTICAP trial phantom phase to standard CT in …

Acute appendicitis (AA) develops in a progressive and irreversible manner, even if the
clinical course of AA can be temporarily modified by intentional medications. Reliable and …

Background CT radiation is arguably carcinogenic. Results from single-centre studies,
mostly retrospective, have advocated lowering the CT radiation dose for the diagnosis of …

Background Contrast-enhanced CT is the reference standard used in diagnostic imaging for
acute appendicitis in adults. The radiation dose has been of concern. This study aimed to …

Due to its excellent diagnostic performance, CT is the mainstay of diagnostic test in adults
with suspected acute appendicitis in many countries. Although debatable, extensive …

Objectives To systematically explore the lowest reasonably achievable radiation dose for
appendiceal CT using an iterative reconstruction (IR) in young adults. Methods We …