Appendicitis and its mimickers

Unenhanced helical CT is an accurate technique for the evaluation of patients with suspected acute appendicitis. This non-operator-dependent examination can be performed without the risk of intravenous contrast material or the delay associated with the use of oral and rectal contrast material. This...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 1999-04, Vol.20 (2), p.77-85
Main Authors: Lane, Michael J, Mindelzun, Robert E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging
Colic - complications
Colic - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Diverticulitis, Colonic - complications
Diverticulitis, Colonic - diagnostic imaging
Female
Genital Diseases, Female - complications
Genital Diseases, Female - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Kidney Diseases - complications
Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Unenhanced helical CT is an accurate technique for the evaluation of patients with suspected acute appendicitis. This non-operator-dependent examination can be performed without the risk of intravenous contrast material or the delay associated with the use of oral and rectal contrast material. This article reviews the unenhanced helical CT findings of acute appendicitis and those entities that commonly mimic acute appendicitis clinically.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1016/S0887-2171(99)90039-2