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01-05-2020 | Acute Pancreatitis | Special Section: Pancreatitis

Reporting of acute pancreatitis by radiologists-time for a systematic change with structured reporting template

Authors: Aman Khurana, Leslie W Nelson, Charles B Myers, Fatih Akisik, Brooke R. Jeffrey, Frank H. Miller, Pardeep Mittal, Desiree Morgan, Koenraad Mortele, Peter Poullos, Dushyant Sahani, Kumar Sandrasegaran, Temel Tirkes, Atif Zaheer, Bhavik N. Patel

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis has a wide array of imaging presentations. Various classifications have been used in the past to standardize the terminology and reduce confusing and redundant terms. We aim to review the historical and current classifications of acute pancreatitis and propose a new reporting template which can improve communication between various medical teams by use of appropriate terminology and structured radiology template. The standardized reporting template not only conveys the most important imaging findings in a simplified yet comprehensive way but also allows structured data collection for future research and teaching purposes.

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Title: Reporting of acute pancreatitis by radiologists-time for a systematic change with structured reporting template
Authors: Aman Khurana
Leslie W Nelson
Charles B Myers
Fatih Akisik
Brooke R. Jeffrey
Frank H. Miller
Pardeep Mittal
Desiree Morgan
Koenraad Mortele
Peter Poullos
Dushyant Sahani
Kumar Sandrasegaran
Temel Tirkes
Atif Zaheer
Bhavik N. Patel
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis
Published in: Abdominal Radiology / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02468-9

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