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The Use of Computed Tomography in Pediatrics and the Associated Radiation Exposure and Estimated Cancer Risk

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Effect of Computed Tomography of the Appendix on Treatment of Patients and Use of Hospital Resources

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Imaging for Suspected Appendicitis: Negative Appendectomy and Perforation Rates

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Medicine, Radiology, Surgery +17

The Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: Outcomes of a Strategy Based on Pediatric Surgical Evaluation

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