BMC medical imaging
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BMC medical imaging · Jan 2019
Comparative StudyReduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose.
To evaluate a reduced range CT protocol in patients with suspected acute appendicitis as compared to standard abdominal CT regarding diagnostic performance, effective radiation dose and organ doses. ⋯ In patients with suspected acute appendicitis, reduced range abdominopelvic CT results in a comparable diagnostic performance with a remarkable reduction of total effective radiation dose and organ doses (especially breast dose in female and testicle dose in male patients) as compared to full range CT.