Added Value of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging to Non-Enhanced CT in the Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis

OZDEMIR, OĞUZHAN; Metin, YAVUZ; Metin, NURGÜL; Bilir, ÖZLEM; Yavasi, ÖZCAN; KUPELI, Ali

doi:10.5812/iranjradiol.14181

Added Value of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging to Non-Enhanced CT in the Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis

OZDEMIR O., Metin Y., Metin N. O., Bilir O., Yavasi O., KUPELI A.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.15, sa.1, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.5812/iranjradiol.14181
Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Although non-enhanced CT (NECT) can be applied for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in obligatory conditions such as impaired renal function, it is not as effective as contrast-enhanced CT.