| Study characteristics |
| Patient sampling |
Patients older than 18 years of age presenting with acute right iliac fossa pain and suspected of acute appendicitis were enrolled in the study from October 2014 to September 2016 |
| Patient characteristics and setting |
Women 47%. Mean age 37 years (range 18 to 85 years). Departments of Radiodiagnosis and Surgery in Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Index tests |
Low‐dose unenhanced abdominopelvic CT |
| Target condition and reference standard(s) |
Acute appendicitis. Operative findings and histopathological analysis of the removed appendix in participants who had surgery. Follow‐up based on medical records and telephone interviews after 1 month for participants who did not have surgery |
| Flow and timing |
83 participants were included in the study and in the analyses. 56 (67%) participants had appendicitis |
| Comparative |
No |
| Notes |
This study was identified by a search update during the editorial process of the review |
