MRI for clinically suspected appendicitis during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether MRI can be used to accurately diagnose or exclude appendicitis in pregnant patients with clinically suspected appendicitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that MRI is helpful in the examination and diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant patients. MRI may therefore be a good alternative to CT in pregnant patients for whom sonographic findings are nondiagnostic.
Cobben
Lodewijk P
LP
Department of Radiology, Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, Burgemeester Banninglaan 1, Leidschendam 2582HS, The Netherlands. lcobben@knmg.nl
Groot
Ingrid
I
Haans
Lucien
L
Blickman
Johan G
JG
Puylaert
Julien
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results