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:*Suspected severe pancreatitis (such as persisting organ failure, signs of sepsis, or deterioration in clinical status 3-7 days after admission),<ref name="RogersAdlan2014">{{cite journal|last1=Rogers|first1=P.|last2=Adlan|first2=T.|last3=Page|first3=G.|title=Non-invasive imaging in pancreatitis|journal=BMJ|volume=349|issue=aug28 1|year=2014|pages=g5223–g5223|issn=1756-1833|doi=10.1136/bmj.g5223}}</ref> in order to stage the severity,<ref name="BusireddyAlObaidy2014"/> also in children.<ref name="RestrepoHagerott2016">{{cite journal|last1=Restrepo|first1=Ricardo|last2=Hagerott|first2=Heidi E.|last3=Kulkarni|first3=Sakil|last4=Yasrebi|first4=Mona|last5=Lee|first5=Edward Y.|title=Acute Pancreatitis in Pediatric Patients: Demographics, Etiology, and Diagnostic Imaging|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=206|issue=3|year=2016|pages=632–644|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.14.14223}}</ref>

:*More uncertain diagnosis, such as acute [[abdominal pain]] where the clinic does not point towards the biliary system or pancreas, or a previous ultrasound not adequately visualizing the pancreas, also in children.<ref name="RestrepoHagerott2016"/>

*If a patient is treated for an acute pancreatitis of unknown cause without ultrasonograhy, it is appropriate to do an '''[[ultrasonography of gallstones]]''', which can be done at a later time.<noinclude>

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