Body mass index as an indicator of the likelihood of ultrasound visualization of the appendix in pregnant women with suspicion of appendicitis.
Camila Lopes VendramiXinchun XuRobert J McCarthyJoon Soo ShinLori A GoodhartzJeanne M HorowitzDonald KimFrank H MillerPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
Using BMI cut-off values for determining the efficaciousness of US visualization of the appendix in pregnant women with suspicion of appendicitis could significantly reduce the non-visualization rate.