Preoperative computed tomography may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) ...

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, ...

Oct. 1, 2004 — Nonvisualization of the appendix on helical computed tomography (CT) examination is associated with low incidence of acute appendicitis in the absence of secondary inflammatory changes, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A lower dose of CT radiation was as effective in diagnosing acute appendicitis as screening performed with a ...

Concerns about radiation exposure along with improving ultrasound technology have resulted in a general reduction in the use of CT and a concomitant increase in the use of ultrasound in the evaluation ...

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 ...

Have you ever treated a child with abdominal pain that you suspected might be caused by appendicitis? It’s tempting to go straight to a CT scan, but such scans expose children to ionizing radiation, ...

Ultrasonography and medical resonance imaging offer similar clinical outcomes as computed tomography scans for detecting pediatric appendicitis, according to a study in Pediatrics. Researchers found ...

Medical personnel should use ultrasound rather than CT scans in patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study suggests. The study looked at 420 medical records and found that in 312 adult ...