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- Title
Sonographic probabilities of appendicitis in children.
- Authors
Guglietta, Mara; Magistrelli, Andrea; Martucci, Cristina; Casazza, Ines; Tomà, Paolo; Guglietta, Mara Angela; Tomà, Paolo
- Abstract
The article discusses a study related to sonographic probabilities of appendicitis in children as performed by pediatric radiologists. It mentions that exclusion criteria were children with cystic fibrosis and the acute appendicitis was confirmed pathologically. It also highlights need to calulate periappendiceal fat inflammation; and loss of normal mural stratification.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; APPENDICITIS diagnosis; APPENDICITIS treatment; CYSTIC fibrosis in children; CYSTIC fibrosis treatment; APPENDICITIS; PROBABILITY theory; ACUTE diseases
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2017, Vol 47, Issue 7, p889
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
letter
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-017-3822-0