Publications by authors named "Thibaut Zver"
Diagn Interv Imaging
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- - This study aimed to explore how liver spontaneous attenuation (LSA) measured by CT can indicate the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP).
- - It analyzed data from 467 patients admitted for AP, finding that lower LSA was significantly linked to more severe cases, particularly in individuals with alcoholic pancreatitis.
- - The results suggest that LSA could serve as an additional indicator to assess the clinical severity of AP, enhancing diagnosis and treatment strategies.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the importance of abdominal CT scans in diagnosing acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) and determining its biliary origin, which is key for effective treatment and recurrence prevention.
- Researchers analyzed data from 271 patients over a span of several years and found several CT and clinical features, such as the presence of gallstones and specific signs like choledochal ring, that were strongly associated with ABP.
- The results led to the creation of a predictive nomogram that effectively combines clinical and CT data, achieving high accuracy in diagnosing ABP with an area under the curve of 0.94 in the study sample and 0.91 in a validation cohort.
