Is it useful ultrasonography as the first-line imaging technique in patients with suspected acute diverticulitis?

The growing demand for computed tomography studies clashes with the restrictions on the use of ionizing radiation that are being reflected more and more clearly in good practice guidelines and legislation. One paradigmatic example is the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis, for which a increasing amou...

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Published inRadiologia Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 506 - 509
Main Author Macía-Suárez, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Spain 01.11.2019
Subjects
Acute Disease
Diverticulitis - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Diagnóstico
Computed tomography
Ecografía
Diverticulitis colónica
Tomografía computarizada
Ultrasonography
Diagnosis
Colonic diverticulitis
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Summary:The growing demand for computed tomography studies clashes with the restrictions on the use of ionizing radiation that are being reflected more and more clearly in good practice guidelines and legislation. One paradigmatic example is the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis, for which a increasing amount of computed tomography studies are being demanded with the justification that they are clinically necessary and more reliable than ultrasound studies. The present paper reviews the scientific evidence about the diagnostic validity of ultrasonography and computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis of the colon.
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ISSN:1578-178X
2173-5107
DOI:10.1016/j.rx.2019.05.007