Journal article
Properties of ultrasound-rapid MRI clinical diagnostic pathway in suspected pediatric appendicitis—A prospective cohort study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to determine diagnostic accuracy of an US-MRI clinical diagnostic pathway to detect appendicitis in the emergency department (ED).
STUDY DESIGN: prospective cohort study of 624 previously healthy children 4-17 years old undergoing US for suspected appendicitis and clinical re-assessment. Children with non-diagnostic USs and persistent appendicitis concern/conclusive US-reassessment discrepancies underwent ultra-rapid MRI (US-MRI …
Authors
Schuh S; Man C; Marie E; Alhashmi GHA; Halevy D; Wales PW; Singer-Harel D; Finkelstein A; Sweeney J; Doria AS
Journal
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 71, , pp. 217–224
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.ajem.2023.06.026
ISSN
0735-6757