Table 3.
MR severity index scoring system[69]
| Prognostic Indicators | Characteristics | MRSI |
| Pancreatic inflammation | Normal pancreas | 0 |
| Focal or diffuse enlargement of the pancreas | 1 | |
| Intrinsic pancreatic abnormalities with inflammatory changes in the peripancreatic fat | 2 | |
| Single, poorly defined fluid collection | 3 | |
| Two or more poorly defined collection or presence of gas in or adjacent to the pancreas | 4 | |
| Pancreatic necrosis | No necrosis | 0 |
| < 30% | 2 | |
| 30%-50% | 4 | |
| > 50% | 6 |