Computed tomography criterion for the diagnosis of appendicitis without periappendiceal inflammation in children using the maximum depth of intraluminal appendiceal fluid

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 907-914

  Moteki, Takao ^a   Ohya, Nariyuki ^b   Horikoshi, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a Fujioka General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Gunma Cancer Tomo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

appendicitis in children; appendix; mutidetector computed tomography

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY;

ADENOPATHIES; APPENDICITI IN CHILD; APPENDIX; CLASSIFIEDS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; INTRALUMINAL; MUTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS; WALL THICKENING; WALL THICKNESS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

IOPAMIDOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; APPENDIX SIZE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78650434077     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ec05fe     Document Type: Article

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