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Article: Appendicitis imaging.(CE: DIRECTED READING)
- Article from:
- Radiologic Technology
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
- Author:
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After completing this article, the reader should be able to:
* Discuss the demographics of appendicitis.
* Describe appendiceal anatomy.
* List the classic signs and symptoms of appendicitis.
* Identify differential diagnoses for appendicitis.
* Discuss the imaging techniques usually ordered to assess appendicitis.
Appendicitis imaging helps determine if a patient who presents without classic signs and symptoms of appendicitis requires surgery to remove the organ. This article briefly covers the anatomy of the appendix, pathophysiology of appendicitis, as well as various appendix imaging techniques, Imaging modalities ...