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Ultrasound scan for suspected appendicitis in children: risk of diagnostic inaccuracy increases with BMI at or above 85th percentile and clinical probability of appendicitis of 50% or lower
- Correspondence to George A Taylor
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; george.taylor{at}childrens.harvard.edu
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Ultrasound scan for suspected appendicitis in children: risk of diagnostic inaccuracy increases with BMI at or above 85th percentile and clinical probability of appendicitis of 50% or lower
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- First published March 3, 2011.
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May 18, 2011
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