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| Title |
LOCAT (low-dose computed tomography for appendicitis trial) comparing clinical outcomes following low- vs standard-dose computed tomography as the first-line imaging test in adolescents and young adults with suspected acute appendicitis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-15-28 |
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| Authors |
Soyeon Ahn |
| Abstract |
Computed tomography is widely used to diagnose acute appendicitis. Many adolescents and young adults are exposed to the associated radiation. A recent single-institution trial has reported promising results for low-dose computed tomography; however, this technique has not yet been widely adopted. LOCAT (low-dose computed tomography for appendicitis trial), a multi-institution randomized controlled non-inferiority trial, aims to compare low-dose computed tomography and standard-dose computed tomography as the first-line imaging tests for adolescents and young adults, and therefore to test the generalizability of the previous single-institution trial results. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 23% |
| Researcher | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 17 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 36% |