Fig. 3
US and CT in acute appendicitis. 45-year-old male patient with pain in the right lower quadrant and increased inflammation parameters (white blood cell count and C-reactive protein elevation). a US real-time scan: local pain in combination with some fluid and thickened appendix, only seen in part (between crosses). b contrast-enhanced CT: thickened appendix, mesenteric infiltration around the appendix, inflammatory thickening of the sigmoid colon