In children being evaluated for acute appendicitis, the absence of certain sonographic signs might allow expectant management for those at low or intermediate risk, even if the appendix is not seen.

April 16, 2012 — Young children and girls older than 10 years appear to have fewer unnecessary appendectomies when diagnostic computerized tomography (CT) and/or ultrasound are used. These imaging ...

Imaging Widely Used in Presumed Pediatric Appendicitis During the transition to an ultrasound-first paradigm for imaging acute appendicitis in pediatric patients, there does not seem to be any ...

Knowing that you have appendicitis can be tricky; the initial discomfort mimics many other ailments, from stomach cramps to the flu. But if it goes undiagnosed, the risks are real: The guitarist for ...

Researchers at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York have determined that the use of ultrasound as the first imaging option to detect appendicitis in children yields comparable results to ...

Around 18-22 weeks of pregnancy, about halfway, it’s time for your anatomy scan. This ultrasound exam lets you see your baby and lets a doctor check for problems with your baby’s heart, brain, spine, ...

Also called a level 2 ultrasound, the 20-week anatomy scan is a special test that gives you a very specific glimpse of your growing baby.

Medical personnel should use ultrasound rather than CT scans in patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study suggests. The study looked at 420 medical records and found that in 312 adult ...

A mother says her six-year-old's appendicitis was mistaken for gastroenteritis by medical staff After being sent home, the girl's appendix burst causing a large stomach abscess and scar tissue to form ...

The mother of a little girl whose appendix burst after her condition was misdiagnosed because there was no weekend ultrasound available at Gympie Hospital, says the response she got from the presiding ...