The Image Characteristics of Adult Appendix on Computed Tomography

National Taiwan University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Location of Appendix

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06712589

202410072RINB

Details and patient eligibility

About

A retrospective analysis of CT images from adult patients who underwent scans for reasons unrelated to appendicitis. The study period will span from January 2010 to August 2024. Through this research, we hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of appendix positioning and compile definitive data on its most common locations.

Full description

The investigators conducted a retrospective analysis of CT images from adult patients who underwent scans for reasons unrelated to appendicitis. The study period will span from January 2010 to August 2024. Through this research, we hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of appendix positioning and compile definitive data on its most common locations.

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

CT of patients without appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

CT of patients with appendicitis