Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...

[2] Noncontrast CT in the emergency diagnosis of appendicitis is attractive for several reasons. Administration of oral contrast consumes valuable time in today's fast-paced and overcrowded ED.

A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential. To do so, clinicians often rely on imaging, such as ultrasound or CT scans. Although delayed diagnosis of ...