"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted ... desire to make prompt diagnosis by imaging rather than observing in today's busy ED, wide ...

a CT Scan MRI and CT scans cost between a few hundred ... In situations where imaging is immediately necessary (such as appendicitis, hernias, head injuries, or other potential surgical ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis ...

“Unsurprisingly, pediatric centers were able to accurately diagnose appendicitis without heavy reliance on CT scans. This is likely due to their access to high-quality ultrasound capabilities ...