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27 wrz 2023 · Learn about the causes, diagnosis, complications and imaging features of acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that can be life-threatening. Find out the criteria, pathology, epidemiology and etiology of this condition and how to distinguish it from chronic pancreatitis.
1 maj 2015 · Learn about the 2012 Revised Atlanta Classification of acute pancreatitis, its diagnosis, severity, complications and imaging features. Find out how to report CT and MRI findings of pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections.
23 cze 2015 · Acute pancreatitis is readily confirmed by cross-sectional imaging. However, routine imaging is unwarranted, because it is usually a transient mild disease that is diagnosed clinically. The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is cholelithiasis (35–40%), followed by alcohol (30%) [11, 12].
22 cze 2023 · Learn about the international multidisciplinary classification of acute pancreatitis severity, based on local and systemic determinants. Find out the new terminology for fluid collections and the role of radiology in treatment planning.
12 maj 2021 · In this article the radiological aspect of the terminology and classification of acute pancreatitis are reviewed. The roles of ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and evaluation of acute pancreatitis and its complications are discussed.
Necrosis and abscess are considered among the most important imaging features of acute pancreatitis because they have prognostic relevance and may precipitate intervention by either interventional radiology or by the surgeons .
10 maj 2016 · The 2012 revised Atlanta classification is an update of the original 1992 Atlanta classification, a standardized clinical and radiologic nomenclature for acute pancreatitis and associated complications based on research advances made over the past 2 decades.
