title: Sonography as the first line of evaluation in children with suspected acute appendicitis.
authors: Department of Radiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3500, USA. llinam@uams.edu
authors: Leann E
authors: LE
authors: Linam
authors: Martha
authors: M
authors: Munden
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*