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Volume 12 Issue 4 ( October-December ) 2023

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Correlation of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Scanning in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Dr. Rajan Chaudhary, Dr. Nipa Hathila, Dr. Viral Shah

Background:Traditionally, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is mainly based on history, findings at physical examination, and results of laboratory tests. The present study was conducted to correlate ultrasound and computed tomography scanning in diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Material & Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively at the using 100 medical records with a clinical picture of acute appendicitis with no history of trauma. The data was collected from the medical and radiological records and analysis was performed. This study was analyzed using SPSS version 23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results:100 patients were selected retrospectively for the study who had acute apendicitis. Maximum (42%) patients belong to age group 21-40 years followed by ≤20 years (31%). Females (65%) were more than females (35%).63% of the total population underwent US imaging and CT imaging. The US imaging results revealed that 7% patients were positive, 16% were negative, and 40% had inconclusive data. The CT results revealed that 20% patients were positive, 41% were negative, and 2% patients had inconclusive data. Conclusion:The study concluded that the US imaging results revealed that 7% patients were positive, 16% were negative, and 40% had inconclusive data whereas the CT results revealed that 20% patients were positive, 41% were negative, and 2% patients had inconclusive data.

 
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