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Suspected appendicitis in children: US and CT--a prospective randomized study.

Sylvie Kaiser1, Björn Frenckner, Hakan K Jorulf

  • 1Department of Pediatric Radiology, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. sylvie.kaser@ks.se

Radiology
|May 30, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Ultrasonography (US) is effective for diagnosing childhood appendicitis. Adding abdominal computed tomography (CT) to US further improves diagnostic accuracy, reducing unnecessary surgeries without increasing perforation rates.

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