Appendicitis ... appendix is ruptured and infections spread throughout the body. Diagnosis of appendicitis involves physical examination, blood tests, and imaging studies such as ultrasound ...

In six of the 26 cases studied, MRI was needed to establish the correct diagnosis of partial intratendinous rupture of the proximal Achilles tendon. Sensitivity was 0.5, specificity was 0.81, and the ...

At the inquest, it was heard that it had likely ruptured before the initial ... he arranged for an urgent abdominal ultrasound. “The evidence was that the appendix had likely perforated before ...