Ma ZH, Ma QY, Sha HC, Wu SL, Wen J. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for the detection of pancreatic duct stones in patients with chronic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(20): 2543-2546 [PMID: 19469007 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2543]
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Zhen-Hua Ma, PhD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. mzh@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Table 4 Relation between the prediction model and the final diagnosis
Incidence of PDS in the prediction model (%)
n
Final diagnosis
Non-stones
Stones
PDS incidence (%)
< 5
34
34
0
0
5-7
26
24
2
7
19-23
5
4
1
20
38-54
2
1
1
50
76-95
11
0
11
100
Citation: Ma ZH, Ma QY, Sha HC, Wu SL, Wen J. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for the detection of pancreatic duct stones in patients with chronic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(20): 2543-2546