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 usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential.