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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 13/2015

01-12-2015 | Commentary

Appendiceal ultrasound: the importance of conveying probability of disease

Authors: Andrew T. Trout, David B. Larson

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 13/2015

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We were pleased to see the article “Pediatric Appendiceal Ultrasound: Accuracy, Determinacy and Clinical Outcomes” by Dr. Binkovitz and colleagues [1] in which the authors describe a six-category interpretive scheme for ultrasound of the appendix. The scheme that they describe is very similar to a five-category scheme that we recently published [2]. …
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Trout AT, Towbin AJ, Fierke SR et al (2015) Appendiceal diameter as a predictor of appendicitis in children: improved diagnosis with three diagnostic categories derived from a logistic predictive model. Eur Radiol. doi:10.​1007/​s00330-015-3639-x
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Metadata
Title
Appendiceal ultrasound: the importance of conveying probability of disease
Authors
Andrew T. Trout
David B. Larson
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 13/2015
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3428-3

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