Pediatric Appendicitis Data with Ultrasound Images and Clinical Scores from Regensburg

A retrospective cohort of pediatric patients admitted with abdominal pain to Children's Hospital St. Hedwig in Regensburg, Germany. The dataset includes multiple abdominal B-mode ultrasound images per patient, alongside laboratory tests, physical examination results, and clinical scores like Alvarado and pediatric appendicitis scores. Subjects are labeled for diagnosis, management, and severity of appendicitis.

Use Cases

• Diagnostic modeling for appendicitis based on ultrasound images and clinical scores.
• Predicting surgical versus conservative management based on patient data.
• Classifying disease severity (complicated vs. uncomplicated) using multimodal clinical information.
• Researching correlations between ultrasonographic findings and laboratory test results.

Strengths

• Includes multiple data modalities: ultrasound images, laboratory tests, physical exams, and clinical scores.
• Provides three distinct target variables for diagnosis, management, and severity.
• Ethics approval documented from the University of Regensburg (no. 18-1063-101, 18-1063_1-101 and 18-1063_2-101).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Children's Hospital St. Hedwig in Regensburg, Germany.

Collection Method

Retrospective study of a pediatric patient cohort.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Regensburg, Germany