(1) Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284–7800, USA, US;(2) Department of Radiology, University of Crete, GR-711 10 Iraklion Crete, Greece, GR
Abstract:
The aim of this article is to present pictorially the spectrum of appearances of the appendix and appendicitis on CT. The images presented were selected from the database of our hospitals. The various appearances of the normal appendix on CT are shown. Appendicitis can be divided into four categories on the basis of CT findings. Examples of each category are shown. Received 17 June 1996; Revision received 27 September 1996; Accepted 8 November 1996