Using helical CT to diagnosis acute appendicitis in children: spectrum of findings

K E Applegate; C J Sivit; M T Myers; B Pschesang

doi:10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760501

Using helical CT to diagnosis acute appendicitis in children: spectrum of findings

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Feb;176(2):501-5. doi: 10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760501.

Authors

K E Applegate¹, C J Sivit, M T Myers, B Pschesang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of the University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-5056, USA.

PMID: 11159104
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760501

Abstract

Helical CT in children shows an overlapping and wide spectrum of appearances of the normal and acutely inflamed appendix. The normal appendix may measure up to 10 mm in maximal diameter but should not have other CT signs of acute inflammation.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*