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DOI:10.2214/AJR.07.4015
AJR 2009; 192:150-152
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Technical Innovation

MDCT with Coronal Reconstruction: Clinical Benefit in Evaluation of Suspected Acute Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients

Yoo Jin Kim1, Jee-Eun Kim1, Hyung Sik Kim1 and Hee Young Hwang1

1 Department of Radiology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, 1198 Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Gu, Incheon, 405-220, Korea.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of the addition of coronal reformatted images to MDCT in the evaluation of suspected acute appendicitis in pediatric patients.

CONCLUSION. In pediatric patients with suspected appendicitis, the addition of coronal reformatted scans to axial images in MDCT increases confidence in the diagnosis or exclusion of acute appendicitis.

Keywords: appendicitis • children • coronal reconstruction • MDCT


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