Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.