• Khirurgiia · Jan 2019

    [Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of acute appendicitisin pregnant women in multi-field hospital].

    • D S Kalimullina, E A Egorova, D A Lezhnev, A V Bazhin, and M M Merkusheva.
    • Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Care, Moscow Department of Health, Moscow, Russia.
    • Khirurgiia (Mosk). 2019 Jan 1 (7): 45-51.

    ObjectiveTooptimize MRI protocol in pregnant women with suspected acute appendicitis.Material And MethodsThere were 44pregnant women (gestation period 11 - 36 weeks)with suspected appendicitis.ResultsFat-suppressed T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was the most valuable to diagnose inflammation of appendix and surrounding tissues. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 100, 90 and 97.8%.ConclusionMRI was useful to assess appendix and differentiate appendicitis with biliary and urinary diseases.

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