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Mri Of Suspected Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Interradiologist Agreement, Indeterminate Interpretation And The Meaning Of Non-Visualization Of The Appendix, Richard Tsai, Constantine Raptis, Kathryn J. Fowler, Joseph W. Owen, Vincent M. Mellnick
Mri Of Suspected Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Interradiologist Agreement, Indeterminate Interpretation And The Meaning Of Non-Visualization Of The Appendix, Richard Tsai, Constantine Raptis, Kathryn J. Fowler, Joseph W. Owen, Vincent M. Mellnick
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Objective: To determine the degree of interradiologist agreement between the MRI features of appendicitis during pregnancy, the outcomes associated with an indeterminate interpretation and the negative predictive value of non-visualization of the appendix.
Methods: Our study was approved by the institutional review board at the Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (WUStL) and was HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)-compliant. The informed consent requirement was waived. Cases of suspected appendicitis during pregnancy evaluated using MRI were retrospectively identified using search queries. Scans were re-reviewed by two radiologists (7 and 9 years experience, respectively) to evaluate the interradiologist …