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Alvarado scores and pain onset in relation to multislice CT findings in acute appendicitis.

Erdal Karagülle, İsmail Kırbaş, Emin Türk, Bariş Hasdoğan, Mehmet Tekşam, Mehmet Çoşkun

PubMed · 2008 · 55 citations · 14 references

Abstract

MSCT should be performed even in patients in whom the clinical suspicion of appendicitis is low. MSCT is effective in patients with early-stage appendicitis.

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A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Alfredo Alvarado · Annals of Emergency Medicine · 1986 · 1.5K citations

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Appendicitis

Frank R. Lewis · Archives of Surgery · 1975 · 507 citations

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 · 438 citations

Appendicitis Near Its Centenary

J Allan Berry, Ronald A. Malt · Annals of Surgery · 1984 · 388 citations · Full text

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Suspected Acute Appendicitis: Nonenhanced Helical CT in 300 Consecutive Patients

Michael J. Lane, David Liu, Mylinh D. Huynh et al. · Radiology · 1999 · 323 citations