title: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 4: Is magnetic resonance imaging useful for suspected appendicitis in pregnant patients?
abstract: In the case of a pregnant patient with suspected appendicitis, MRI is a valuable tool.
authors.affiliation: Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Jerry Ray
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Baskerville
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods