MRI Adoption in Pediatric Appendicitis: Trends and Outcomes
Children's hospitals have slowly adopted MRI for appendicitis, but most still primarily rely on computed tomography. Our finding that MRI adoption is associated with a lower risk of complicated appendicitis warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Prashant Mahajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-3560)
- Courtney W. Mangus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-1049)
- Kenneth A. Michelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-7262)
- Alexander T. Janke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-714X)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-008077
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25