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Low-dose CT scans can be used to detect appendicitis

Low-dose CT scans can be used to detect appendicitis

Low-dose CT scans can be used to detect appendicitis

Low-dose CT scans can be used to detect appendicitis

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CT scans expose individuals to radiation while also assisting doctors in detecting major health issues. Low-dose scans can now easily detect appendicitis while lowering patients’ radiation exposure, according to recent research.

According to the lead study author Paulina Salminen, a professor of surgery at the University of Turku in Finland, “The results of this study suggest that the diagnostic CT scan radiation dose can be significantly decreased without impairing diagnostic accuracy.”

The study comprised 989 individuals who were hospitalized at Turku University Hospital’s emergency department with suspected acute appendicitis.

Low-dose CT scans were performed on 53% of the patients, whereas standard-dose CT scans were performed on 47%.

With low-dose CT, the overall accuracy in identifying patients with and without acute appendicitis was 98 percent, and with standard-dose CT, it was 98.5 percent.

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According to the researchers, low-dose CT was 90.3 percent accurate in distinguishing between simple and severe acute appendicitis, whereas standard-dose CT was 87.6 percent accurate.

According to the authors of the study published Thursday in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings show that low-dose and standard-dose CT scans are equally accurate in identifying appendicitis and distinguishing between serious cases requiring surgery and those that can be treated with antibiotics alone.

Salminen stated in a news release, “These findings will hopefully encourage physicians to implement low-dose CT modalities at emergency departments for acute appendicitis imaging to avoid unnecessary radiation in this very large patient population.”

Appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, and appendix removal surgery is one of the most popular procedures performed across the world.

However, diagnosing appendicitis can be challenging, causing surgery to be delayed or unneeded. Although contrast-enhanced CT plays a crucial role in appropriately identifying acute appendicitis, radiation exposure is a worry.

Furthermore, because emergency surgery is no longer considered the main therapeutic option for individuals with simple acute appendicitis, the focus of diagnosis has shifted from detecting whether a patient has appendicitis to evaluating whether the appendix is complicated or difficult.

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