Covelli 2019.
Patient Sampling | Type of study: retrospective |
Patient characteristics and setting | Sample size: 528 Female: 300 Mean age: 9.9 Inclusion criteria: age < 18, equivocal MRI, MRI report by non‐paediatric radiologist Exclusion criteria: non‐interpretable images (excessive motion), a known diagnosis of appendicitis in which surgery was not performed, studies read by paediatric radiologists Setting: USA |
Index tests | Index test: MRI |
Target condition and reference standard(s) | Target condition: appendicitis Reference standard: histology or operative findings |
Flow and timing | Type and length of follow‐up: outpatient follow‐up > 1 month |
Comparative | |
Notes | We identified this study by a search update during the editorial process of the review. |