Sharp HealthCare and Children’s MRI Center has published a study in Pediatric Radiology showing MRI is capable of diagnosing acute appendicitis in children. The purpose of the study, “Diagnostic ...

November 4, 2011 — The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help avoid unnecessary appendectomies outweighs the cost of using the sophisticated technology to assess equivocal cases of ...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging gives physicians a safe and accurate tool for the diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnant patients without the increased risks of radiation to the patient and fetus, according ...

March 3, 2009 — Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging aids in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant patients and may be able to obviate the need for computed tomography (CT) and itsundesirable ...

OAK BROOK, Ill.-- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology.