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The Effect of Abdominal Pain Duration on the Accuracy of Diagnostic Imaging for Pediatric Appendicitis

Richard G. Bachur, Peter S. Dayan, Lalit Bajaj, Charles G. Macias, Manoj K. Mittal, Michelle D. Stevenson, Nanette C. Dudley, Kelly Sinclair, Jonathan E. Bennett, Michael C. Monuteaux,

Annals of Emergency Medicine · 2012 · 65 citations · 44 references

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Estimated Risks of Radiation-Induced Fatal Cancer from Pediatric CT

David J. Brenner, Carl D. Elliston, Eric J. Hall et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 2001 · 3.2K citations

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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF APPENDICITIS AND APPENDECTOMY IN THE UNITED STATES

David G. Addiss, Nathan Shaffer, BARBARA S. FOWLER et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1990 · 2.3K citations

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

Patrick M. Rao, James T. Rhea, Robert A. Novelline et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 718 citations · Full text

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MEDICAL RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE U.S. IN 2006: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Fred A. Mettler, Bruce Thomadsen, Mythreyi Bhargavan et al. · Health Physics · 2008 · 507 citations

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Helical CT technique for the diagnosis of appendicitis: prospective evaluation of a focused appendix CT examination.

Patrick M. Rao, James T. Rhea, Robert A. Novelline et al. · Radiology · 1997 · 441 citations

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