MRI Helps Diagnose Appendicitis

May 11, 2016

Researchers from the UA Departments of Medical Imaging, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, found MRI is effective in assessing appendicitis in children and younger adults with acute lower quadrant pain, according to a study published in Radiology.  Emergency medicine researchers were Lori A. Stolz, MD, and Samuel M. Keim, MD. Read more in the May 11 issue of Diagnostic Imaging.