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Flow chart of patients with moderate to high risk appendicitis and use of clinical ultrasound. Among patients with moderate to high risk of appendicitis, clinical ultrasound identified 12/28 cases of acute appendicitis. Among positive CUS scans, all tests with high sonographer confidence were true positives.
CUS, clinical ultrasound; PTP, pre-test probability
