European Journal of Radiology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 67-70, April 2010

Improving the false-negative rate of CT in acute appendicitis—Reassessment of CT images by body imaging radiologists: A blinded prospective study

  • Pieter Poortman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Waterland hospital Purmerend, Postbus 250, 1440 AG, Purmerend, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 299 457457.
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  • Paul N.M. Lohle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 135391313.
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  • Cees M. Schoemaker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 135391313.
    • ,
  • Miguel A. Cuesta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 204444444.
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  • Henk J.M. Oostvogel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 135391313.
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  • Elly S.M. de Lange-de Klerk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 4444474.
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  • Jaap F. Hamming

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    • Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZC, Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 715269111.

Received 21 November 2008; accepted 23 December 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00689-X

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.12.012

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 67-70, April 2010

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