Suspicion of appendicitis in pregnant women: emergency evaluation by sonography and low-dose CT with oral contrast

Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Botsikas, Diomidis; Becker, Minerva; Picarra, Marlise; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry; Buchs, Nicolas C.; Zaidi, Habib; Platon, Alexandra

doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5573-1

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Title		Suspicion of appendicitis in pregnant women: emergency evaluation by sonography and low-dose CT with oral contrast
Authors		Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois Botsikas, Diomidis Becker, Minerva Picarra, Marlise Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry Buchs, Nicolas C. Zaidi, Habib Platon, Alexandra
Published in		European radiology. 2019, vol. 29, no. 1, p. 345-352
Abstract		To evaluate non-intravenously enhanced low-dose computed tomography with oral contrast (LDCT) for the assessment of pregnant women with right lower quadrant pain, when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not immediately available.
Keywords		Acute Disease — Administration, Oral — Adolescent — Adult — Algorithms — Appendicitis/diagnosis — Contrast Media/administration & dosage — Diagnosis, Differential — Female — Humans — Middle Aged — Pregnancy — Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis — Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods — Ultrasonography/methods — Young Adult
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5573-1 PMID: 29948087
Full text		Article (Published version) (1.8 MB) - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00330-018-5573-1
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires
Research groups		Groupe Becker Minerva (imagerie ORL) (683) Imagerie Médicale (TEP et TEMP) (542) Radiologie des urgences (800) Transplantation et hépatologie (905)
Citation (ISO format)		POLETTI, Pierre-Alexandre Alois et al. Suspicion of appendicitis in pregnant women: emergency evaluation by sonography and low-dose CT with oral contrast. In: European Radiology, 2019, vol. 29, n° 1, p. 345-352. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5573-1 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:106979