Efficacy and safety of CT-guided microwave ablation for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients by JinZhao Peng, Jing Luo, Ling Yang, ZhiXin Bie, YuanMing Li, DongDong Wang, XiaoGuang Li

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PSMA-PET-derived distance features as biomarkers for predicting outcomes in primary prostate cancer post-radical prostatectomy by Ruohua Chen, Ye Li, Dong Liang, Jianjun Liu, Tao Sun

“…Multivariable Cox regression analysis identified the best model with PMTV (HR: 2.57, p = 0.004) and Dmax (HR: 1.98, p = 0.009) as independent predictors for biochemical recurrence (C-index = 0.68). …”
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Exploring the key clinical and CT characteristics of granulomas mimicking peripheral lung cancers: a case-control study by Hong-bo Xu, Can Ding, Min Zhao, Fa-jin Lv, Zhi-gang Chu

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Resting state brain network segregation is associated with walking speed and working memory in older adults by Sumire D. Sato, Valay A. Shah, Tyler Fettrow, Kristina G. Hall, Grant D. Tays, Erta Cenko, Arkaprava Roy, David J. Clark, Daniel P. Ferris, Chris J. Hass, Todd M. Manini, Rachael D. Seidler

“…Structural and functional resting state magnetic resonance images were collected using a Siemens Prisma 3T scanner. …”
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Anatomical heterogeneity in low-grade and high-grade gliomas: A multiscale perspective by Shengpeng Liang, Nuo Dong, Yumin Chen, Yang Yang, Haibing Xu

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Prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma with conventional ultrasound, Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasound, and biochemical indicator: a multicenter study by Dan Lu, Li-Fan Wang, Hong Han, Lin-Lin Li, Wen-Tao Kong, Qian Zhou, Bo-Yang Zhou, Yi-Kang Sun, Hao-Hao Yin, Ming-Rui Zhu, Xin-Yuan Hu, Qing Lu, Han-Sheng Xia, Xi Wang, Chong-Ke Zhao, Jian-Hua Zhou, Hui-Xiong Xu

“…All of them underwent preoperative biochemical, conventional ultrasound (US), and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) (Sonazoid, 0.6 mL, bolus injection) examinations. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses on clinical information, biochemical indicator, and US imaging features were performed in the training set to seek independent predictors for MVI-positive. …”
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Clinico-pathological factors and [18F]FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters for prediction of progression-free survival in radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma by Nguyen Thi Phuong, Mai Hong Son, Mai Huy Thong, Le Ngoc Ha

“…PFS curves were plotted using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify the prognostic factors for PFS. …”
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Computerized tomography features acting as predictors for invasive therapy in the management of Crohn’s disease-related spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess: experience from long-te... by Yinghao Sun, Wei Liu, Ye Ma, Hong Yang, Yue Li, Bei Tan, Ji Li, Jiaming Qian

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Diagnostic value of dual-layer spectral detector CT parameters for differentiating high- from low-grade bladder cancer by Li Chen, Lili Xu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jiahui Zhang, Xin Bai, Qianyu Peng, Erjia Guo, Xiaomei Lu, Shenghui Yu, Zhengyu Jin, Gumuyang Zhang, Yi Xie, Huadan Xue, Hao Sun

“…Multivariable analysis found that AEF was the best predictor of high-grade tumors (p = 0.006). …”
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Sex differences and age-related changes of large-scale brain networks by Shujun Zhang, Meiqin Li, Anqiang Chen, Liping Jiang, Hao Yu, Yueqin Chen

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Development and validation of a CT-based radiomics nomogram for predicting progression-free survival in patients with small cell lung cancer by Nan Yang, Zhuang Xuan Ma, Xin Wang, Li Xiao, Liang Jin, Ming Li

“…Recent studies have only focused on radiomics, which extracts detailed quantitative features from imaging, with clinical risk factors to improve prognostic models. …”
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Assessment of right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery coupling by three-dimensional echocardiography in pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension: comparison with tricuspid annular plane sy... by Guangjie Lv, Aili Li, Yanan Zhai, Lei Li, Mei Deng, Jieping Lei, Xincao Tao, Qian Gao, Wanmu Xie, Zhenguo Zhai

“…Additionally, 24 chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients were enrolled to explore the changes in echocardiographic RV-PA coupling parameters before and after PEA. Multivariate ordinal regression analysis was performed to identify echocardiographic parameters associated with prognostic risk stratification in pre-capillary PH patients. …”
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A new scoring system for risk stratification of thyroid tumors by Ya Yuan, Hua Shu, Lu Li, Liuxi Wu, Fei Yu

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Cardiovascular risk in childhood and young adulthood is associated with the hemodynamic response function in midlife: The Bogalusa Heart Study by Kai-Cheng Chuang, Maryam Naseri, Sreekrishna Ramakrishnapillai, Kaitlyn Madden, Julia St Amant, Kevin McKlveen, Kathryn Gwizdala, Ramasudhakar Dhullipudi, Lydia Bazzano, Owen Carmichael

“…The composite HRF summary characteristics over all ROIs were calculated for multivariable and simple linear regression analyses. …”
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Prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume on [18F]FDG PET/CT in addition to the TNM classification system of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Alexander Brose, Isabelle Miederer, Jochem König, Eleni Gkika, Jörg Sahlmann, Tanja Schimek-Jasch, Mathias Schreckenberger, Ursula Nestle, Jutta Kappes, Matthias Miederer

“…Subgroup analyses were performed to compare hazard ratios according to TNM, MTV, and the two variables combined. Results In the multivariable Cox regression analysis, MTV was associated with significantly worse overall survival independent of stage and other prognostic variables. …”
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CT-based machine learning model integrating intra- and peri-tumoral radiomics features for predicting occult lymph node metastasis in peripheral lung cancer by Xiaoyan Lu, Fan Liu, Jiahui E, Xiaoting Cai, Jingyi Yang, Xueqi Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Bingsheng Sun, Ying Liu

“…A clinical-radiomics model incorporating radiomics signature, independent clinical factors and CT semantic features was established via multivariable logistic regression analysis and presented as a nomogram. …”
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Prediction of acute pancreatitis severity based on early CT radiomics by Mingyao Qi, Chao Lu, Rao Dai, Jiulou Zhang, Hui Hu, Xiuhong Shan

“…The stability of the radiomics features was assessed through inter-observer Intraclass Correlation Coefficient analysis. Feature selection was carried out using univariate analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression with 10-fold cross-validation. …”
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Dual contrast-enhanced ultrasound for diagnosing pathologic nipple discharge associated with papillary lesions by Yanchun Zhao, Songsong Wu, Zhongtao Bao, Yucheng Lin, Ziwei Xu, Xing Chen, Lingpeng Tang, Guorong Lyu

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An ultrasound-based model for predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early stage triple negative breast cancer patients by Yuyang Tong, Yi Wei, Peixuan Sun, Cai Chang

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Development and validation of a radiomics-based model for early prediction of delayed radiological recovery from Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a multicenter study by Zijun Song, Liyong Zhuo, Jiawei Hao, Huan Meng, Tianda Wang, Jian Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that D-dimer levels (odds ratio [OR]: 4.06, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.52–6.55; p < 0.001), the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) (OR: 6.61, 95% CI: 2.08–21.00; p = 0.001), and the consolidation pattern (OR: 2.82, 95% CI = 1.52–5.24; p = 0.001) were significantly associated with delayed recovery. …”
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