Enhanced multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its severity.

Purpose: To examine the accuracy of enhanced multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in diagnosing acute appendicitis and its severity.

Materials And Methods: Contrast-enhanced MD-CT 3.5 mm thick images of 23 control patients (A), and 64 patients with surgically proven acute appendicitis including 8 catarrhal (B), 28 phlegmonous (C), and 28 gangrenous (D) appendicitis patients were respectively analyzed.