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E F Figure 8-13: Appendicitis. Longitudinal ( A ) and transverse ( B ) images of the appendix demonstrate thickening of the wall (arrows) consistent with appendicitis. C and D: Longitudinal images of two different patients with a dilated, inflamed appendix, with a thickened wall and dilatation of the appendiceal lumen. E: Longitudinal image of an inflamed appendix containing an echogenic appendicolith (arrows). F: Longitudinal image demonstrates hyperemia within an inflamed appendix consistent with appendicitis. (From Kawamura DM, Nolan, TD. Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Abdomen and Superficial Structures , 4th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2017, Fig. 9-19.) SAMPLE