An international evaluation of ultrasound vs. computed tomography in the diagnosis of appendicitis

Betzalel Reich1, Todd Zalut2, Scott G. Weiner3
1Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bayit Street, Jerusalem, 91031, Israel
3Tufts Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

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