Table 6: BALTHAZAR Grading System for Severity of Acute Pancreatitis According to CT Criteria

Table 5:
BALTHAZAR Grading System for Severity of Acute Pancreatitis According to CT Criteria
Grade	CT Findings (Contrast or Noncontrast)
A	Normal pancreas
B	Focal or diffuse glandular enlargement, irregular contour of the gland, heterogeneous attenuation, no peripancreatic inflammation
C	Same findings as Grade B, with peripancreatic inflammation
D	Same findings as Grade C, with a single fluid collection
E	Same findings as Grade C, with multiple fluid collections or abscess formation
Adapted from Balthazar EJ, et al. Radiology. 1990:174:331.