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Table 3 Comparison of clinical parameters of subjects from both study groups. There was no statistically significant difference between groups

From: Fast acquisition abdominal MRI study for the investigation of suspected acute appendicitis in paediatric patients

Characteristic

Free breathing group

Breath-hold group

p value

Symptom duration (days)

1.9

2.2

0.537a

WCC (cells/L)

18.5

13.4

0.494a

CRP (mg/L)

12.4

10.5

0.212a

Length of inpatient hospital stay (days)

2.9

3.1

0.748a

  1. aIndependent t test