TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic imaging of acute pancreatitis
T2 - Prospective study using CT and sonography
AU - Silverstein, W.
AU - Isikoff, M. B.
AU - Hill, M. C.
AU - Barkin, J.
PY - 1981/1/1
Y1 - 1981/1/1
N2 - A prospective study using sonography and computed tomography (CT) was performed on 102 patients consecutively identified as having acute pancreatitis to see which method provided the most information. Each examination was graded for visualization of the pancreas, extent of disease, and the detection of complications. CT was found to be of significantly greater value than sonography due to the high percentage (38%) of nondiagnostic studies with the latter method. Of the 102 patients, 70% had abnormal CT studies, including 18% with extrapancreatic phlegmons, 10% with pseudocysts, 5% with acute hemorrhage, and 3% with pancreatic abscesses.
AB - A prospective study using sonography and computed tomography (CT) was performed on 102 patients consecutively identified as having acute pancreatitis to see which method provided the most information. Each examination was graded for visualization of the pancreas, extent of disease, and the detection of complications. CT was found to be of significantly greater value than sonography due to the high percentage (38%) of nondiagnostic studies with the latter method. Of the 102 patients, 70% had abnormal CT studies, including 18% with extrapancreatic phlegmons, 10% with pseudocysts, 5% with acute hemorrhage, and 3% with pancreatic abscesses.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.137.3.497
DO - 10.2214/ajr.137.3.497
M3 - Article
C2 - 7025598
AN - SCOPUS:0019517907
VL - 137
SP - 497
EP - 502
JO - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
JF - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
SN - 0361-803X
IS - 3
ER -