| Appendicitis is a disease that involves inflammation and | | | | recommend this technique as it jeopardizes the normal |
| often infection of the vermiform appendix. Appendicitis | | | | development of the fetus. Computerized tomography |
| is considered to be a surgical disease that requires | | | | involves exposure to radiation and thus it isn't |
| removal of the affected appendix. The appendix | | | | appropriate for diagnosing appendicitis under special |
| doesn't have an important role inside the organism and | | | | circumstances. |
| its removal doesn't affect the normal activity of the | | | | The best alternative to these conventional medical |
| body. The surgical procedure for removing the | | | | techniques is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
| diseased appendix is uncomplicated and involves few | | | | Magnetic resonance imaging is the safest and most |
| risks. However, the problem is that appendicitis is | | | | reliable method of diagnosing appendicitis in present. |
| usually diagnosed late. | | | | MRI scans can quickly reveal specific physiological |
| The disease generally evolves latently, generating | | | | signs of appendicitis in most patients suspected to be |
| non-specific symptoms. In many cases, appendicitis | | | | affected by the disorder. Unlike other medical |
| sufferers may actually be asymptomatic, thus allowing | | | | techniques, MRI examinations are very safe and they |
| the disease to progress further and even lead to | | | | can also be performed on pregnant women. |
| complications. Severe cases of appendicitis can | | | | Compared to ultrasound examinations, MRI scans can |
| involve rupturing of the vermiform appendix and | | | | effectively trace early signs of appendicitis in pregnant |
| spreading of the infection inside the organism (sepsis). | | | | women. Furthermore, MRI scans diminish the chances |
| Such complications are life-threatening and they | | | | of misdiagnosis, as they can reveal the presence of |
| account for thousands of annual deaths in the United | | | | many other internal disorders that mimic the |
| States. | | | | manifestations of appendicitis. Medical professionals |
| Diagnosing appendicitis in time is a very challenging | | | | are very satisfied with this modern medical technique |
| task for medical professionals worldwide. Until recently, | | | | and they commonly use it in confirming clinical |
| appendicitis was diagnosed with the aid of ultrasounds | | | | diagnoses of appendicitis. |
| and computerized tomography. However, these | | | | Although some cases of appendicitis may still require |
| techniques alone aren't always very reliable in revealing | | | | computerized tomography in order to detect the |
| clear signs of appendicitis. For instance, these means | | | | presence of the disease in asymptomatic patients, |
| of diagnosis aren't effective for tracing specific | | | | nowadays magnetic resonance imaging is doctor's first |
| manifestations of appendicitis in pregnant women. Due | | | | option in the process of diagnosing appendicitis. MRI |
| to enlargement of the uterus, pregnancy renders | | | | allows doctors to intervene in early stages of the |
| ultrasound testing ineffective in revealing the presence | | | | disease, before patients develop complications, thus |
| of an inflamed appendix. Although computerized | | | | considerably reducing the morbidity rate among |
| tomography testing can be conclusive in diagnosing | | | | appendicitis sufferers. |
| pregnant women with appendicitis, physicians don't | | | | |