title: Is imaging necessary for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weyant
authors.forename: Soumitra R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Eachempati
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maluccio
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Barie
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures