With the advent of more sophisticated CT scanners, imaging without contrast (unenhanced) is increasingly utilized in the evaluation of adults with suspected acute appendicitis. Oral contrast presents ...
Patients with possible appendicitis are typically evaluated using a standard-dose contrast enhanced CT, but a low-dose unenhanced CT that delivers approximately 50% less radiation is just as effective ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) -- When someone has all the signs of acute appendicitis, waiting to get a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis is not a good idea, researchers report. Compared with a ...
April 30, 2012 — Low-dose abdominal computed tomography (CT) can match the performance of a standard-dose CT protocol in its ability to rule out appendicitis while reducing patient exposure to ...
A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, indicates it's now possible to diagnose appendicitis using low-does CT scans, decreasing the radiation exposure, ...
Nov. 16 (UPI) --CT scans expose patients to radiation, even as they help doctors spot serious health problems. Now, a new study finds low-dose scans can spot appendicitis readily while reducing ...
A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, indicates it's now possible to diagnose appendicitis using low-does CT scans, decreasing the radiation exposure, ...
Sharp HealthCare and Children’s MRI Center has published a study in Pediatric Radiology showing MRI is capable of diagnosing acute appendicitis in children. The purpose of the study, “Diagnostic ...
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