title: CT in appendicitis.
abstract: Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency occurring in 7%-12% of the population. The aim of this article was to pictorially present the spectrum of appendix and acute appendicitis appearances on computed tomography (CT). The various appearances on CT of the normal appendix are shown as well as the CT criteria for the differentiation of perforated and non-perforated appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hippocration General Hospital Athens, Greece. red-rad@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Athanasios N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chalazonitis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tzovara
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sammouti
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ptohis
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sotiropoulou
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Protoppapa
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.forename: Abraham A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ghiatas
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed