Imaging of acute pancreatitis: Prognostic value of computed tomographic findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-495

  Trout, Andrew T ^a   Elsayes, Khaled M ^a   Ellis, James H ^a   Francis, Isaac R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; CT; pancreatitis; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CT; HAEMORRAGE; PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSE; PSEUDOANEURYSM; PSEUDOCYST; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE ANEURYSM; GROOVE PANCREATITIS; HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77955144512     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181d344ca     Document Type: Review

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