Birth Date: _______________ Age: ____ Grade: ____ ï± Male ï± Female. Dear Parent/Guardian: In the Safe Sitter course, a great deal of information is presented in a short period of. time. Some children are unable to keep up with the pace.
An ultrasound may show appendiceal inflammation, gallbladder disease, and pregnancy. However, the most common imaging test that is used to diagnose appendicitis is the CT scan, which can: Provide a series of cross-sectional images of the body.
In children, ultrasound is the preferred initial examination, because it is nearly as accurate as CT for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in this population without use of ionizing radiation. In pregnant women, ultrasound is preferred initially, with MRI as a second imaging examination in inconclusive cases.