The diagnostic performance of reduced-dose CT for suspected appendicitis in paediatric and adult patients: A systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis

European Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 2537-2548

  Yoon, Hee Mang ^a   Suh, Chong Hyun ^b   Cho, Young Ah ^a   Kim, Jeong Rye ^a   Lee, Jin Seong ^a   Jung, Ah Young ^a   Kim, Jung Heon ^a   Lee, Jeong Yong ^a   Kim, So Yeon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Namwon Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Appendicitis; Child; CT; Radiation dosage

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 85040375925     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5231-z     Document Type: Article

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