Computed tomography (CT) has had a profound effect on the practice of medicine. Both the
spectrum of clinical applications and the role that CT has played in enhancing the depth of …

Since its introduction in the 1970s, computed tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic
decision-making. One of the major concerns associated with the widespread use of CT is the …

Background Computed tomography (CT) has become the predominant test for diagnosing
acute appendicitis in adults. In children and young adults, exposure to CT radiation is of …

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

Appendicitis is a common problem; there are more than 300,000 hospital discharges for
appendicitis in the United States per year. 1 Although the clinical scenario of periumbilical …

Objective To compare the image quality of low-dose (LD) computed tomography (CT)
obtained using a deep learning-based denoising algorithm (DLA) with LD CT images …

At present, the treatment of choice for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults continues
to be surgical. The inflammation in acute appendicitis may sometimes be enclosed by the …

Background To determine the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasound (US) for the
diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA), in terms of sensitivity, specificity and post-test …

Three imaging modalities are available for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: ultrasound
(US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Transabdominal …

INTRODUCTION The negative appendicectomy rate (NAR) is a quality metric in the
management of appendicitis. While computed tomography (CT) has been associated with a …