Diagnostic performance of spectral Doppler in acute appendicitis with an equivocal Alvarado score

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[2] Anwar M(2006)Acute appendicitis BMJ 333 530-534

[3] Brady KB(2014)Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 West J Emerg Med 15 859-871

[4] Taragin BH(2016)How to diagnose acute appendicitis: ultrasound first Insights Imaging 7 255-263

[5] Freeman K(1986)A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis Ann Emerg Med 15 557-564

[6] Humes DJ(2001)Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT AJR Am J Roentgenol 176 289-296

[7] Simpson J(2007)Computed tomography--an increasing source of radiation exposure N Engl J Med 357 2277-2284

[8] Shogilev DJ(1992)Sonographic detection of the normal and abnormal appendix AJR Am J Roentgenol 158 773-778

[9] Duus N(2013)Ultrasound for differentiation between perforated and nonperforated appendicitis in pediatric patients AJR Am J Roentgenol 200 957-962

[10] Odom SR(2015)Reducing computed tomography scans for appendicitis by introduction of a standardized and validated ultrasonography report template J Pediatr Surg 50 144-148

[1] Blitman NM(2015)Value of focused appendicitis ultrasound and alvarado score in predicting appendicitis in children: can we reduce the use of CT? Am J Roentgenol 204 W707-W712

[2] Anwar M(2006)Acute appendicitis BMJ 333 530-534

[3] Brady KB(2014)Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 West J Emerg Med 15 859-871

[4] Taragin BH(2016)How to diagnose acute appendicitis: ultrasound first Insights Imaging 7 255-263

[5] Freeman K(1986)A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis Ann Emerg Med 15 557-564

[6] Humes DJ(2001)Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT AJR Am J Roentgenol 176 289-296

[7] Simpson J(2007)Computed tomography--an increasing source of radiation exposure N Engl J Med 357 2277-2284

[8] Shogilev DJ(1992)Sonographic detection of the normal and abnormal appendix AJR Am J Roentgenol 158 773-778

[9] Duus N(2013)Ultrasound for differentiation between perforated and nonperforated appendicitis in pediatric patients AJR Am J Roentgenol 200 957-962

[10] Odom SR(2015)Reducing computed tomography scans for appendicitis by introduction of a standardized and validated ultrasonography report template J Pediatr Surg 50 144-148