title: CT and US in the diagnosis of appendicitis: an argument for CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9700, USA. marta.schulman@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernanz-Schulman
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media