Journal article
Feasibility of low-dose unenhanced multi-detector CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis: comparison with sonography
Clinical imaging, Vol.38(3), pp.296-301
05/01/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.12.014
PMID: 24513314
Abstract
To compare unenhanced low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) and ultrasound (US) in patients with suspected acute appendicitis.
A total of 104 patients underwent US and LDCT examinations within an hour.
Thirty-nine of the 104 patients had surgically confirmed acute appendicitis. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for US vs. LDCT were 82.5% vs. 92.5%, 83% vs. 89%, and 82.7% vs. 90.4%, respectively. The area under the curve (Az) was 0.85 for US and 0.92 for LDCT. The diagnostic performance of LDCT was better than US (P<.001).
Unenhanced LDCT is a feasible technique in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Feasibility of low-dose unenhanced multi-detector CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis: comparison with sonography
- Creators
- Nevzat Karabulut - Pamukkale UniversityYilmaz Kiroglu - Pamukkale UniversityDuygu Herek - Pamukkale UniversityTevfik Baris Kocak - Pamukkale UniversityBulent Erdur - Pamukkale University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical imaging, Vol.38(3), pp.296-301
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.12.014
- PMID
- 24513314
- ISSN
- 0899-7071
- eISSN
- 1873-4499
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984697632002771
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