Efficiency of unenhanced MRI in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Comparison with Alvarado scoring system and histopathological results

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-258

  Inci, Ercan ^a   Hocaoglu, Elif ^a   Aydin, Sibel ^a   Palabiyik, Figen ^a   Cimilli, Tan ^a   Turhan, Ahmet Nuray ^a   Aygün, Erşan ^a  

^a BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alvarado score; Appendicitis; Appendix; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIFT TO THE LEFT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053637505     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.06.037     Document Type: Article

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