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**Negative appendectomy rate higher with ultrasound than CT (8% versus 4%).<ref name=pmid26990317>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lee | first1 = J. | last2 = Ko | first2 = Y. | last3 = Ahn | first3 = S. | last4 = Park | first4 = JH. | last5 = Kim | first5 = HJ. | last6 = Hwang | first6 = SS. | last7 = Lee | first7 = KH. | title = Comparison of US and CT on the effect on negative appendectomy and appendiceal perforation in adolescents and adults: A post-hoc analysis using propensity-score methods. | journal = J Clin Ultrasound | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Mar | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1002/jcu.22351 | PMID = 26990317 }}</ref> | |||
*Use for quality control among general surgeons.{{fact}} | *Use for quality control among general surgeons.{{fact}} | ||