There is, however, a natural course in acute appendicitis. All exams are not always performed at the same time as blood samples are taken or CT scan. This may have had an impact on the ...

In addition, we reviewed the patients' medical charts to determine which population subset(s), if any, benefit most from the use of CT scan in the diagnosis of appendicitis.

A large-scale study of CT scans performed in the United States has estimated that the widely used medical technology could ...

93 million CT scans were done in the U.S. in 2023. These scans are used to diagnose everything from head injuries to appendicitis. But could they be putting patients at risk for cancer?