Background Appendicitis is a common pediatric query. However, obesity often results in
nondiagnostic ultrasounds and increased likelihood of abdominal computed tomography …

The use of ultrasound to diagnose appendicitis in pediatric patients has been growing with
the improvement of ultrasound technology and operator skills, but its utility in the …

Background: Appendicitis is a common pediatric surgical diagnosis that is often guided by
radiographic imaging such as ultrasound (US) or computed tomography (CT). Whereas US …

Appendicitis is the most common reason for acute referral and abdominal surgery in
childhood. It is reported to be diagnosed in up to 8% of children who present with acute …

The best use of advanced radiologic imaging for children with possible appendicitis is
actively debated. CT continues to show superior accuracy as compared with ultrasound; …

Background Safety concerns about the use of radiation-based imaging such as computed
tomography (CT) in children have resulted in national recommendations to use ultrasound …

Background We implemented a protocol to evaluate pediatric patients with suspected
appendicitis using ultrasound as the initial imaging modality. CT utilization rates and …

Purpose Computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of appendicitis is associated with
radiation exposure and increased cost. In an effort to reduce the diagnostic use of CT scans …

Background To decrease the negative appendectomy rate in children, knowledge of the
misleading imaging findings on US and CT in negative appendicitis cases is important …

Background Despite radiation concerns, computed tomography (CT) remains the favored
imaging modality at many children's hospitals for appendicitis. We sought to reduce CT …