title: Abdominal ultrasound is specific but insufficiently sensitive in diagnosing appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*