Severity prediction in acute pancreatitis using the CT severity index. A self-fulfilling prophecy [1]

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 432-433

  De Waele, Jan J ^a   Blot, Stijn I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing; Diagnotic imaging; Pancreas; Pancreatitis; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PANCREATITIS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746131202     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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