low dose CT appendicitis

Reduced scan

range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose. Axial reconstructed images displaying the upper and lower border of reduced range CT (a and b) as defined by the top of L1 and the pubic symphysis (c) compared to those of full range CT (d and e)

Reduced scan

range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose. Coronal reformation of a CT examination of a female patient performed due to suspected acute appendicitis revealing acute cholecystitis, a finding which is marginally displayed by reduced range CT

Reduced scan

range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose. Coronal reformatted CT of a patient with acutely inflamed unusual high positioned appendix as an example for another marginally displayed finding in reduced range CT