Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Impact of helical computed tomography in clinically evident appendicitis.
To determine the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in patients with clinically evident acute appendicitis and to compare the test characteristics of overall clinical impression, Alvarado scores, and MDCT in suspected appendicitis. ⋯ The performance of abdominal MDCT in patients with a high degree of clinical suspicion for acute appendicitis reduces the number of false positives and has the potential to reduce negative appendectomies.