Accuracy of "TICS" Ultrasound Protocol in Detecting Simple and Complicated Diverticulitis: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Hamid ShokoohiLauren Ann SelameMichael A LoescheAbdullah AlmulhimAhad A Al SaudAndrew J GoldsmithOnyinyechi F EkeCaitlin SpringerChiara D ArruJamie GulliksonBrenna McKaigAndrew S LiteploCalvin HuangPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)
In ED patients with suspected diverticulitis, US demonstrated high accuracy in ruling out or diagnosing diverticulitis, but its reliability in differentiating complicated from simple diverticulitis is unsatisfactory.