the use of CT scan in addition to abdominal ultrasound to diagnose and to conform diagnosis of acute appendicitis has the hazard of exposure to ionizing radiation, so can we depend only on ultrasound with clinical correlation to make and conform the diagnosis ?
(Choice and the need of) Imaging modality (CT, MRI or ultrasound) for patients with suspected acute appendicitis may depend on various factors, such as manifestations of typical clinical symptoms, urgency/time, age, cost, detectability, specificity, changes in while blood cell and neutrophil counts, etc.
Dear Dalya Al-Falaki, we use ultrasonography methods visualizations to conform appendicitis, without MR and KT investigations. We made abdomen ultrasound to all patients with symptoms acute abdomen. If we don't see appendix , we send patients to surgical department and watching him after 6-12 hours
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