Background In patients with clinically suspected appendicitis, computed tomography (CT) is
diagnostically accurate. However, the effect of routine CT of the appendix on the treatment of …

Today, a wide range of traumatic and nontraumatic emergency conditions are quickly and
accurately diagnosed with helical computed tomography (CT). Many traditional emergency …

Purpose: Our goal was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic value of individual
signs at helical appendiceal CT. Method: Two hundred helical appendiceal CT scans (…

Objective To evaluate the impact of appendiceal computed tomography (CT) availability on
negative appendectomy and appendiceal perforation rates. Summary Background Data …

Purpose: To retrospectively review the authors' experience with multi–detector row computed
tomography (CT) for detection of aortic dissection in the emergency setting. Materials and …

OBJECTIVE. We hypothesized that radiation doses for abdominal CT could be reduced by
adjusting the dose for a patient's weight and cross-sectional abdominal dimensions, with the …

Because of the superimposition of bony structures on plain radiographs, interpretation of
facial injury can be intimidating and inaccurate. Helical CT with two- and three-dimensional …

PURPOSE: To determine the dose characteristics of multi–detector row computed tomography
(CT) and to provide tabulated dose values and rules of thumb that assist in minimizing the …

OBJECTIVE. Appendiceal CT was introduced at our hospital in 1996 and now is used in
most patients. The use of appendiceal CT has generated controversy and mixed results in …

OBJECTIVE. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency, sensitivity, and specificity
of the individual signs of diverticulitis using helical CT with colonic contrast material. …