http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2003/03/Articles/Ultrasound-of-the-acute-pediatric-abdomen.aspx<p>Several of the possible diagnoses of pediatric acute abdominal pain require immediate surgical attention, and radiologists are critical in the evaluation of these patients. Ultrasound has been shown to be a reliable imaging tool for rapid and accurate diagnosis of three common clinical diagnoses that may present with acute abdominal symptoms in pediatric patients: appendicitis, intussusception, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.</p>Wednesday, 05 Mar 2003 14:56:56 GMT