Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	11749
Country	Saudi Arabia

Received	2014-06-03 11:28
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-03 21:35
To Make the First Decision	2014-08-14 14:40
Return for Revision	2014-08-18 08:47
Revised	2014-09-01 03:35
Second Decision	2014-11-03 17:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-11-03 17:15
Articles in Press	2014-11-03 17:15
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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Can outer-to-outer diameter be used alone in diagnosing appendicitis on 128-slice MDCT?
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jamal Yaqoob, Muhammad Idris, Muhammad Shahbaz Alam and Nazia Kashif
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Corresponding Author	Dr. Muhammad Idris, MBBS, FCPS, Senior Specialist Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Dallah Hospital, Fass Street, Al-Nakheel area, Riyadh 11652, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. idris.radiologist@gmail.com
Key Words	Normal appendix; Multidetector computed tomography; Appendiceal enlargement; Computed tomography
Core Tip	With recent advances in computed tomographic technology, there is improvement in quality of imaging with better spatial and contrast resolution, which has resulted in improved diagnosis and management of patients specially with acute appendicitis. In our institute 128-slice multidetector computed tomography installed last year, which improved our confidence of visualization of appendix. We reviewed our set of patients and looked specifically at outer-to-outer diameter of normal appendix which varied between 3 mm to 11 mm, these findings further emphasized that there is substantial variability in cutoff of normal appendiceal diameter which was up to 11 mm in our series. This further potentiated the fact that acute appendicitis can not be established solely on the base of diameter.
Publish Date	2014-12-29 18:00
Citation	Yaqoob J, Idris M, Alam MS, Kashif N. Can outer-to-outer diameter be used alone in diagnosing appendicitis on 128-slice MDCT? World J Radiol 2014; 6(12): 913-918
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v6/i12/913.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v6.i12.913

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