The Society for Pediatric Radiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Emergency and Trauma Imaging Committees' consensus protocol recommendation for rapid MRI for evaluating suspected appendicitis in children.
Cara E MorinPinar KarakasGregory VoronaGayathri SreedherJames M BrianGovind B ChavhanTaylor ChungLindsay M GriffinSummer L KaplanMichael MooreKathleen SchenkerSubramanian SubramanianMichael AquinoPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2023)
The imaging evaluation of acute abdominal pain in children with suspected appendicitis has evolved to include rapid abdominopelvic MRI (rMRI) over recent years. Through a collaborative effort between the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Emergency and Trauma Imaging Committees of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), we conducted a survey on the utilization of rMRI to assess practice specifics and protocols. Subsequently, we present a proposed consensus rMRI protocol derived from the survey results, literature review, and discussion and consensus between committee members.
Keyphrases
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- young adults
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- artificial intelligence
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- machine learning
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