"Pancreatic necrosis "
"Balthazar score: grading of pancreatitis (A-E) 1"
"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) 1"
"The CT severity index is the sum of the scores obtained with the Balthazar score and those obtained with the evaluation of pancreatic necrosis:"
Expected headings
"CT severity index"
"Grading of pancreatitis (Balthazar score)"
"Pancreatic necrosis "
"There is good correlation of clinical pancreatitis scores and imaging pancreatitis scores, so imaging is not always necessary to assess the severity of pancreatitis 3."