Body Composition Assessment Provides Prognostic Information in Patients With Cancer Affected by Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease by Asmita Mishra, Ram Thapa, Kevin Bigam, Martine Extermann, Rawan Faramand, Farhad Khimani, Xuefeng Wang, Vickie Baracos, Joseph A. Pidala

“…A CT scan at 77 days [IQR 33;202] post HCT was selected for analysis. In multivariate analysis, CT‐defined body fat ≥ 35% was independently associated with increased mortality (HR 2.094 (95% CI 1.060, 4.136), p = 0.033) overall. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Risk Factors in Patients with Tuberculosis and Coincident Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Retrospective Single-Center Study by Pan X, Zheng J, Xu J, Pan L, Wang C, Huang X, Qiu J, Yan C, Mao M

“…Six patients (23.1%) died during hospitalization. Multivariate analysis identified the oxygenation index (OR = 0.979, 95% CI = 0.976– 0.982) and lymphocyte count (OR = 0.006, 95% CI = 0.002– 0.017) as independent risk factors for mortality.Conclusion: Favorable clinical outcomes can be expected in most cases of coincident TB and PJP. …”
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Analyses of proximal adjacent segment degeneration and prognostic factors after lumbar fusion surgery: study based on proximal facet joint angle by Feng Qin, Weiqiang Fan, Lili Ren, Qi Chen, Xiaoxiao Chen, Wenjun Liu

“…Prognosis was evaluated during the last follow-up by using clinical, imaging and functional recovery criteria. PASD was assessed using Weishaupt criteria, and imaging parameters were measured on postoperative computed tomography (CT) reconstructions. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Multiple Café-Au-Lait Macules and Their Potential Significance in the Early Screening of Genetic Diseases by Chen T, Wu J, Yang X, Xia Z, Yang R

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the relationship between CALMs and other systemic symptoms.Results: Group 1 patients showed significantly higher incidences of neurological symptoms (eg, neurofibromas 54%, P < 0.001) and skeletal system symptoms (eg, bone deformities 38%, P = 0.001) compared to Groups 2 and 3. …”
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Normal Soluble Fibrin Levels Suggest a Low Probability of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis by Hiromasa Kawashima MD, Kenji Nishio MD, PhD, Noritaka Yada MD, PhD, Makiko Miyamoto MD, Ayaka Kakiwaki MD, Akihiro Sawa MD, Satoshi Senzaki MD, Ryo Yoneima MD, Shiro Ono MD, PhD, Masaki Matsubara MD, PhD, Kiyomi Yoshimoto MD, PhD

“…The proportion of patients with normal SF was significantly lower in the PE group ( P  < .0001). Multivariate analysis indicated that normal SF was the only independent factor in excluding PE (OR 8.86, 95%CI 2.94-26.7, P  = .0001). …”
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FBXW7 expression affects the response to chemoradiotherapy and overall survival among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma: A single-center retrospective study by Hidetaka Arita, Masashi Nagata, Ryoji Yoshida, Yuichiro Matsuoka, Akiyuki Hirosue, Kenta Kawahara, Junki Sakata, Hikaru Nakashima, Taku Kojima, Ryo Toya, Ryuji Murakami, Akimitsu Hiraki, Masanori Shinohara, Hideki Nakayama

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The relationships between inflammatory biomarkers, plaque characteristics, and macrophage clusters in coronary plaque: a quantitative assessment of macrophages based on optical coh... by Chunwei Liu, Fan Yang, Yuecheng Hu, Le Wang, Ximing Li, Hongliang Cong, Jingxia Zhang

“…Patients with macrophage clusters showed markedly higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers and plaque vulnerability. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that MHR, lipid index, and microchannel were independently associated with the presence of macrophage clusters. …”
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Interest of Chest CT to Assess the Prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: An In-Hospital-Based Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa by Serge Emmanuel Obe -A- Ndzem Holenn, Tacite Kpanya Mazoba, Désiré Yaya Mukanga, Tyna Bongosepe Zokere, Djo Lungela, Jean-Robert Makulo, Steve Ahuka, Angèle Tanzia Mbongo, Antoine Aundu Molua

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Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in patients with ovarian cancer using contrast-enhanced computed tomography-based intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features by Jing Zhang, Qiyuan Li, Haoyu Liang, Yao Wang, Li Sun, Qingyuan Zhang, Chuanping Gao

“…Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features were extracted from contrast-enhanced CT images. Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features were extracted from contrast-enhanced CT images. …”
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Association Between Serum Leptin Level and Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Yehong Liu, Yuying Gu, Ying Shen, Bowen Lin, Ying Li, Xiaoyan He, Yibo Zhang, Lin Lu, Weifeng Shen, Qi Zhang, Ke Yang

“…Leptin correlated positively with age (r=0.37, P<0.01) and negatively with estimated glomerular filtration rate (r=−0.37, P<0.01). Multivariate analysis indicated that elevated leptin was an independent determinant for the presence of CAVD (P<0.01). …”
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Baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer by Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng, Yanzhu Bian, Yanzhu Bian, Yujing Hu, Congna Tian, Xinchao Zhang, Shuheng Li, Xin Yang, Yanan Qin

“…ObjectiveTo analyse positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging and clinical data from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), to identify characteristics of survival beneficiaries of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment and to establish a survival prediction model.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on PET/CT imaging and clinical parameters of 155 NSCLC patients who underwent baseline PET/CT examination at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hebei General Hospital. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Runze Zhu, Wenxian Wang, Yan Gao, Junchuan Liu, Bowen Li, Rongxue Shan, Runjie Xue, Xianshun Yuan, Xi‐Ming Wang

“…A total of 209 HTN patients and 50 healthy controls, who underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at two medical centers in China between June 2015 and October 2024, were enrolled for this study. Postprocessing and imaging analysis were conducted and EAT measurements were performed. …”
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Lamina cribrosa defects and optic disc morphology in primary open angle glaucoma with high myopia. by Yugo Kimura, Tadamichi Akagi, Masanori Hangai, Kohei Takayama, Tomoko Hasegawa, Kenji Suda, Munemitsu Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideo Nakanishi, Noriyuki Unoki, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Nagahisa Yoshimura

“…POAG eyes with LC defects showed a smaller ovality index (P = 0.004), longer temporal PPA without BM (P < 0.001), and larger vertical/horizontal tilt angles (vertical, P < 0.001; horizontal, P = 0.01), and transverse diameter (P = 0.01). In multivariate analysis for the presence of LC defects, presence of POAG (P < 0.001) and vertical tilt angle (P < 0.001) were identified as significant.…”
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Unmasking Pulmonary Parenchymal Changes in Psoriasis Patients: A Radiological Perspective by Müfide Arzu Özkarafakılı, Mustafa İlteriş Bardakçı, Onur Sivaz, İlknur Kıvanç Altunay

“…Only age, mental health, and smoking status were found to influence the possibility of the occurrence of HRCT findings in multivariate analysis (<i>p</i> < 0.001). PASI scores and treatment options did not impact pulmonary parenchymal alterations (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Nutritional and Inflammatory Indicators Aid in Differentiating Benign from Malignant Ovarian Neoplasms: Development and Validation of a Nomogram by Zixuan Song, Xiaoxue Wang, Yuting Wang, Xueting Chen, Dandan Zhang

“…Patients were randomly divided into training and test cohorts. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify significant clinical and imaging risk factors, along with NPS, SIS, and COUNT. …”
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Clinical and Histopathological Determinants for Kidney Allograft Survival in the Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) at the Time of Allocation by Tom N. Langer, Tom N. Langer, Thorsten Wiech, Thorsten Wiech, Mercedes Noriega, Sergey Biniaminov, Tobias B. Huber, Tobias B. Huber, Lutz Fischer, Lutz Fischer, Florian Grahammer, Florian Grahammer, Florian Grahammer, Malte A. Kluger, Malte A. Kluger

“…Time-zero biopsies were analyzed using AI image analysis software for glomerular density and glomerulosclerosis. …”
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The association of metabolic positron emission tomography/computed tomography parameters with survival in small cell lung cancer by Merve Ayık Türk, Berna Kömürcüoğlu, Nurşin Agüloğlu, Tuğçe Doksöz Çiftçi, Mücahit Fidan, Sinan Çolak, Özgür Batum

“…MTV and TLG were significant in PFS (P<.001; P=.0003, respectively). In the multivariate analysis, MTV was an independent PET/CT parameter associated with OS (P=.003), stage of disease (P=.012), SUVmax (P=.003), MTV (P=.016), and TLG (P=.005) were significant variables in PFS. …”
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Brain Metastasis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Eduarda Bustamante, Fresia Casas, Renato Luque, Luis Piedra, Shamir Barros-Sevillano, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, J. Smith Torres-Roman, Alexis Narvaez-Rojas, Zaida Morante, Daniel Enriquez-Vera, Anshumi Desai, Cesar Razuri, Gabriel De la Cruz-Ku, Jhajaira Araujo

“…The overall survival (OS) rate of BM was 59.8%, 37.3%, and 15.0% at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. A multivariate analysis showed RT to be the only factor with a positive impact on the OS of BM (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.48, 95% confidence interval (CI):0.30-0.77, and p=0.002), while ECOG ≥2 was associated with a worse OS (HR = 1.69, 95%CI:1.15–2.48, and p=0.007). …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with silent cerebral infarcts in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation by Bowen Qiu, Zhongxiao Liu, Dandan Zuo, Chenchen Cui, Chuanyi Sang, Chengzong Li, Wensu Chen, Chaoqun Zhang

“…After adjusting for potential confounding factors, multivariate analysis showed that TyG index (OR = 2.426; 95%CI: 1.567 ~ 3.757, p < 0.001) was independent factors for SCI after AFCA. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram prediction model for factors influencing 131I-refractory Graves’ hyperthyroidism by Kehua Liao, Xiaojuan Wei, Yan Chen, Dongyun Meng, Shaozhou Mo, Zeyong Sun, Fengyang Song, Lu Lu, Wentan Huang

“…Multiple factors that might affect the efficacy of 131I treatment were collected, including 16 variables such as clinical characteristics, laboratory, and imaging examinations. LASSO regression was used for optimization and selection, and a multivariate logistic regression model was constructed to create a nomogram prediction model. …”
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