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Images in 24-year old man with acute nontraumatic right lower quadrant pain. A, Sagittal T2-weighted (T2w) single-shot fast spin-echo (SSFSE) MR image, and C, T1-weighted (T1w) coronal postcontrast MR image reveal a very long appendix with only slight contrast agent uptake, fluid filling, and no obvious wall thickening. B, Diffusion-weighted MR image shows restricted diffusion, leading to a diagnosis of appendicitis. D, Corresponding axial CT image. Arrow = appendix.
