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Three-step sequential positioning algorithm during sonographic evaluation for appendicitis increases appendiceal visualization rate and reduces CT use

Chang et al., 2014

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12852365591514178989
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Chang S
Jeffrey R
Olcott E
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American Journal of Roentgenology

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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to examine the rates of appendiceal visualization by sonography, imaging-based diagnoses of appendicitis, and CT use after appendiceal sonography, before and after the introduction of a sonographic algorithm involving …
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