MRI excellent imaging option for diagnosing acute appendicitis in pregnant women finds a new study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers high specificity and sensitivity for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant women, revealed a study published in the World Journal of Emergency Surgery . The incidence rate of acute appendicitis in pregnancy has been reported to be 1:1250 and 1:1500. The possibility of acute appendicitis is higher in the second and third decades of life which are the fertility years.
Therefore, proper diagnosis of appendicitis is crucial to prevent complications during pregnancy. Magnetic resonance imaging was introduced by the American College of Radiology as a recommended diagnostic test. To analyze the efficacy of MRI to detect appendicitis in pregnant women researchers from Zabol University of Medical Sciences conducted a systematic review and…
