caa a22 4500 477079865 CHVBK 20180405111447.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01507782 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01507782 A new helical computed tomographic technique for appendiceal imaging: Preliminary experience with the focused appendix computed tomographic examination [Elektronische Daten] [Patrick Rao, James Rhea, Robert Novelline, Charles McCabe, J. Lawrason, Richard Sacknoff] Our objective was to describe a new, helical computed tomographic (CT) technique for evaluating appendicitis, the focused appendix CT (FACT), and report preliminary experience with its use. Thirty-five consecutive patients were selected on the basis of clinical suspicion for appendicitis. Patients received oral and colon contrast media but not intravenous contrast medium before CT scanning. A thinsection, contiguous helical scan limited to the lower abdomen and upper pelvis was performed. Each scan was interpreted as positive or negative for appendicitis, and any alternative pathology was noted, if present. Seventeen patients had a final diagnosis of appendicitis at surgery and pathology, and 18 patients had appendicitis excluded at clinical follow-up for at least 3 months (17 patients) or at surgeryand pathology (1 patient). FACT interpretations were correct in all cases. Alternative pathology was noted in 13 of the 18 cases (72%) interpreted as negative for appendicitis. American Society of Emergency Radiology, 1996 Computed tomography nationallicence Appendix nationallicence Appendicitis nationallicence Helical nationallicence Rao Patrick Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut Rhea James Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut Novelline Robert Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut McCabe Charles Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut Lawrason J. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut Sacknoff Richard Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut Emergency Radiology Springer-Verlag 3/5(1996-09-01), 241-246 1070-3004 3:5<241 1996 3 10140 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01507782 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01507782 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rao Patrick Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rhea James Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Novelline Robert Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McCabe Charles Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lawrason J. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sacknoff Richard Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA 02114, Boston, Massachusetts aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Emergency Radiology Springer-Verlag 3/5(1996-09-01), 241-246 1070-3004 3:5<241 1996 3 10140 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer