Diagnostic and interventional imaging
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Mar 2012
The diagnostic value of indirect ultrasound signs during acute adult appendicitis.
To evaluate the diagnostic value of indirect ultrasound signs during acute appendicitis. ⋯ When tomodensitometry cannot be performed and the appendix is not visible on ultrasound examination, indirect ultrasound signs must be systematically sought, particularly in populations in which appendicitis are highly prevalent.