"Pancreatic necrosis "
"Balthazar score: grading of pancreatitis (A-E)"
"A: normal pancreas: 0"
"B: enlargement of pancreas: 1"
"E: two or more poorly defined peripancreatic fluid collections: 4"
"Balthazar score: grading of pancreatitis (A-E)"
Expected headings
"CTSI"
"Grading of pancreatitis (Balthazar score)"
"Pancreatic necrosis "
"Stratification of pancreatitis severity"
"intermediate (exudative pancreatitis): Balthazar D or E, without pancreatic necrosis; peripancreatic collections are due to extrapancreatic necrosis"
"There is good correlation of clinical pancreatitis scores and current CT pancreatitis severity scores (such as the CTSI and modified CTSI) so imaging is not always necessary to assess the severity of pancreatitis 3."