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Acute Pancreatitis: Revised Atlanta Classification and the Role of Cross-Sectional Imaging
Ken Zhao1, Sharon Z Adam1, Rajesh N Keswani2
11 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St. Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
Objective:
The 2012 revision of the Atlanta Classification emphasizes accurate characterization of collections that complicate acute pancreatitis: acute peripancreatic fluid collections, pseudocysts, acute necrotic collections, and walled-off necroses. As a result, the role of imaging in the management of acute pancreatitis has substantially increased.
Conclusion:
This article reviews the imaging findings associated with acute pancreatitis and its complications on cross-sectional imaging and discusses the role of imaging in light of this revision.
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