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Ultrasound of the Normal Appendix

The How and Why

Cynthia L. Rapp, RTR, RDMS, RDCS

Radiology Imaging Associates 601 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 100, Englewood. CO 80110. E-mail: cindy.rapp{at}kriaco.com

A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR

Radiology Imaging Associates

Patrick R. Meyers, RDMS, RVT

General Electric Medical Sxstems.

Sonography now plays a vital role in noninvasive evaluation of patients with right lower quadrant pain. Sonography can differentiate appendicitis from other etiologies of pelvic pain, such as ovarian cysts, tubo-ovarian abscesses, inguinal hernias, and uterine pathologies. Successful demonstration of a normalsized appendix virtually excludes appendicitis in the patient with right lower quadrant pain. False-negative examinations may occur because of bowel gas interference, stool, perforation with decompression of the appendix, or inflammation of the appendix without abnormal enlargement. The purpose of this study was two-fold: to determine how often a normal-sized appendix is demonstrable in patients who do not have appendicitis; and to determine whether locating a normal appendix improves the negative predictive value for the absence of appendicitis.

Key Words: appendicitis • inflammation • mesoappendix • negative predictive value

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 14, No. 5, 195-201 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/875647939801400501
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