Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · May 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA) with gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) for enhanced MR imaging of brain and spine tumours in children.
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Pediatric radiology · May 2005
Comparative StudyCT can reduce hospitalization for observation in children with suspected appendicitis.
There are no clinical or laboratory tests that can eliminate the possibility of appendicitis in a child with abdominal pain that suggests the diagnosis. The standard of care is to admit these children to the hospital for observation. More than twice as many children hospitalized for abdominal pain suggesting appendicitis are subsequently sent home after observation compared to those who undergo appendectomy. ⋯ Our data suggest that when the appendix can be visualized, CTRC can accurately identify a normal appendix and reduce the number of children hospitalized for observation for possible appendicitis.