Abdominal 64-MDCT for suspected appendicitis: the use of oral and IV contrast material versus IV contrast material only.
Anderson SW, Soto JA, Lucey BC, Ozonoff A, Jordan JD, Ratevosian J, Ulrich AS, Rathlev NK, Mitchell PM, Rebholz C, Feldman JA, Rhea JT. Abdominal 64-MDCT for suspected appendicitis: the use of oral and IV contrast material versus IV contrast material only. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2009, 193: 1282-8. PMID: 19843742, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAcute DiseaseAdministration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAppendicitisArea Under CurveContrast MediaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiography, AbdominalReference StandardsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedTriiodobenzoic AcidsConceptsNontraumatic abdominal painDiagnosis of appendicitisAbdominal painContrast materialGroup 2Group 1Contrast mediumAcute nontraumatic abdominal painUrban academic emergency departmentDiagnostic accuracyPresence of appendicitisSmall bowel obstructionOral contrast materialGroup 2 subjectsAcademic emergency departmentGroup 1 subjectsAdult patientsClinical suspicionClinical outcomesEmergency departmentCT examinationsRadiologic diagnosisAppendicitisPatientsCases of disagreement