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Table 3 Final diagnosis based on CT findings

From: Reduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose

Diagnosis

No. (%)

Appendicitis

66 (73%)

Colitis/Enteritis

7 (8%)

Colitis/Enteritis with Diverticulitis

1 (1%)

Colitis/Enteritis with Abscess

1 (1%)

Pyelonephritis

2 (2%)

Cholecystitis

1 (1%)

Urolithiasis with ruptured renal cyst

1 (1%)

Abscess

1 (1%)

None (no findings explaining the patient’s symptoms)

10 (11%)