Correlation between computed tomography findings and liver function parameters in chronic liver disease by Moeen ud din Khan Khalil, Syed Kazim Shah Bukhari, Syed Murtaza Shah Bukhari, Mian Zia Shah, Mian Raza Shah

“…LFTs and hematological tests included ALT, AST, bilirubin, albumin, INR, and platelet count. Statistical analysis involved Pearson’s correlation and multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Predictors of Impaired Treatment Outcomes in COVID-19: A Single-Center Observational Study from Serbia by Tatjana Adzic-Vukicevic, Milan Racic, Nikolina Tovarisic-Racic, Marija Laban-Lazovic, Sead Dalifi, Jovana Radmilovic

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Multimodal nomogram integrating deep learning radiomics and hemodynamic parameters for early prediction of post-craniotomy intracranial hypertension by Zunfeng Fu, Jing Wang, Wenyi Shen, Yanqing Wu, Jiajun Zhang, Yan Liu, Chongqiang Wang, Yanlin Shen, Ye Zhu, Weifu Zhang, Chunju Lv, Lin Peng

“…Clinical-ultrasound variables were incorporated into the model through univariate and multivariate logistic regression. A combined nomogram was developed by integrating DLR (deep learning radiomics) features with clinical-ultrasound variables, and its diagnostic performance over different thresholds was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Characterization and Detection Strategy Exploration in Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights From a Super‐Aged Region in Japan by Takaaki Sugihara, Takakazu Nagahara, Takuya Kihara, Suguru Ikeda, Yoshiki Hoshino, Yukako Matsuki, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hiroki Kurumi, Takumi Onoyama, Tomoaki Takata, Tomomitsu Matono, Hajime Isomoto

“…In the multivariate regression analysis, age and women emerged as independent factors associated with c‐HCC. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of periodontitis among a population with knee osteoarthritis, a cross-sectional study at the Douala General Hospital (Littoral, Cameroon) by Herna Stella Chimy Tchounchui, Fernando Kemta Lekpa, Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Christian Deube Ngako, Faustin Atemkeng Tsatedem, Félicité Soh Maleu Mbah, Lawrence Essama Eno Belinga, Francine Same Bebey, Jérôme Ateudjieu, Simeon Pierre Choukem

“…Data were collected using a questionnaire, an endo-buccal examination grid, radiological images and medical records. A multivariate analysis using logistic regression was performed, including the relevant variables in the bivariate analysis. …”
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Mortality in patients with giant cell arteritis in Spain: results from the ARTESER registry by Juan Molina-Collada, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro, Rafael B. Melero-González, Eugenio de Miguel, Maite Silva-Díaz, Jesús Alejandro Valero Jaimes, Ismael González, Julio Sánchez Martín, Javier Narváez, Joan Calvet, Ivette Casafont-Solé, Jose A Román Ivorra, Selene Labrada Arrabal, Margarida Vasques Rocha, Carlota L Iñiguez, María Sagrario Bustabad Reyes, Cristina Campos Fernández, María Alcalde Villar, Antonio Juan Mas, Ricardo Blanco, on behalf of the ARTESER Project Collaborative Group

“…The age- and sex-adjusted cumulative mortality rate was similar to the Spanish general population (19.75vs20.72;p=0.559). In the multivariate analysis, older age (HR 1.11, 95%CI 1.073-1.142) and male sex (HR 1.775, 95%CI 1.214-2.594) were associated with increased mortality. …”
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The factors associated with teenage pregnancy among young women aged between 15 and 19 years in Rwanda: a retrospective cross-sectional study on the Rwanda Demographic Health Surve... by Felix Nduhuye, Felix Nduhuye, Emmanuel Kubana, Emmanuel Kubana, Stella Matutina, David Mwesigye, Athanase Munyaneza, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye

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The relationship between educational and scientific regulatory interventions and socio-economic development in military conflict-affected countries: A Sustainable Development Goals... by Dariusz Krawczyk, Nadiia Artyukhova, Dmytro Svynarenko, Anna Vorontsova, Artem Artyukhov, Robert Rehak, Tetiana Vasylieva

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Cognitive outcomes after extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery in elderly patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic cerebral steno-occlusive artery disease by Yu Duan, Jian Li, Xin Zhang, Shihong Li, Shihong Li, Qiliang Chai, Yingying Zhang, Guohui Huang, Ziwei Xu, Zhuyu Li, Renling Mao, Dongwei Dai

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New Patient PROMIS Scores of Patients Presenting with Low Back Pain Predict Time to Elective Spine Surgery by Justin E. Kung, Chase Gauthier, Yianni Bakaes, Michael Spitnale, Richard A. Bidwell, David G. Edelman, Heidi C. Ventresca, J. Benjamin Jackson, Shari Cui, Gregory Grabowski

“…Patients in the Surgery group had statistically significant worse PROMIS scores in all domains when compared with the No Surgery group, and PROMIS PI was additionally associated with Time to Surgery. Multivariate analysis identified PROMIS PI, race, presence of advanced imaging interpretation, and Surgeon vs. …”
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The value of non-enhanced CT 3D visualization in differentiating stage Ⅰ invasive lung adenocarcinoma between LPA and non-LPA by Jinxin Chen, Xinyi Zeng, Feng Li, Jidong Peng

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The prognostic significance and Immunomodulatory role of SCGB3A1 expression in stage I lung adenocarcinoma by Xin Zhang, ShiNing Li, Yujin Lv, XinYu Liu, Yong Ao, LeQi Zhong, Yi Hu

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Association of the tumor microenvironment collagen score and immunoscore with colon cancer lymph node metastasis by Chenyan Long, Jiaxin Cheng, Mingyuan Feng, Botao Yan, Yiran Li, Wei Jiang, Dexin Chen, Jun Yan

“…The multivariate analysis indicated that lymphatic invasion (OR: 3.892, 95% CI: 1.784–8.491, p = 0.001), vascular invasion (OR, 3.234, 95% CI: 1.544–6.776); p = 0.002), mucus adenocarcinoma and signet-ring cell carcinoma (OR: 2.990, 95% CI: 1.413–6.328, p = 0.004), the collagen score (OR: 6.304, 95% CI: 2.145–18.527, p = 0.001) and the immunoscore [intermediate group (OR, 2.473; 95% CI, 1.192–5.130; p = 0.015); low group (OR, 5.877; 95% CI, 2.423–14.257; p < 0.01)] were independent risk factors for colon cancer lymph node metastasis. …”
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The Link Between Left Atrial Longitudinal Reservoir Strain and Mitral Annulus Geometry in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Despina-Manuela Toader, Alina Paraschiv, Diana Ruxandra Hădăreanu, Maria Iovănescu, Oana Mirea, Andreea Vasile, Alina-Craciun Mirescu

“…Real-time four-dimensional echocardiography (RT 4DE) is a useful imaging technique in different pathologies, including DCM. …”
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Risk factors for poor outcomes in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a 6-year multicenter prospective study in Zhejiang, China by Xuewen Feng, Li Hong, Zhongkang Ji, Cheng Ding, Yanwan Shangguan, Wanru Guo, Songhua Chen, Zebao He, Ying Zhang, Bing Ruan, Kaijin Xu

“…The patients' socio-demographic information, comorbidities, fever, antibiotic use, laboratory test results, lung imaging characteristics and drug resistance characteristics were included in the analysis. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT assessment of metabolic tumor burden predicts survival in patients with metastatic posterior uveal melanoma by Tine Gadegaard Hindso, Torben Martinussen, Camilla Wium Bjerrum, Sune Høgild Keller, Annika Loft, Mette Bagger Sjøl, Kristoffer Nissen, Carsten Faber, Marco Donia, Inge Marie Svane, Eva Ellebaek, Steffen Heegaard, Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Karine Madsen

“…The three parameters were also independent predictors in the multivariate Cox model, while the AJCC staging turned insignificant. …”
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Multicenter development of a deep learning radiomics and dosiomics nomogram to predict radiation pneumonia risk in non-small cell lung cancer by Xun Wang, Aiping Zhang, Huipeng Yang, Guqing Zhang, Junli Ma, Shucheng Ye, Shuang Ge

“…This study retrospectively collected 245 patients with NSCLC who received radiotherapy from three hospitals. 162 patients from Hospital I were randomly divided into training cohort and internal validation cohort according to 7:3. 83 patients from two other hospitals served as an external validation cohort. Multivariate analysis was used to screen independent clinical predictors and establish clinical model (CM). …”
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Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between Repeated Hepatic Resection and Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Small Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Initial Curative Res... by Hsiao CY, Hu RH, Liang PC, Wu CH

“…Chih-Yang Hsiao,1,2 Rey-Heng Hu,1 Po-Chin Liang,3 Chih-Horng Wu4– 6 1Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; 4Department of Medical Imaging and Radiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; 5Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 6Center of Minimal-Invasive Interventional Radiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence: Chih-Horng Wu, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan, Tel +886 2 2312-3456 Ext.62570, Email chw1020@ntuh.gov.twBackground: Repeat hepatic resection (re-resection) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are both standard treatments for small recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative resection. …”
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Development and validation of MRI-based radiomics model for clinical symptom stratification of extrinsic adenomyosis by Man Sun, Jianzhang Wang, Ping Xu, Libo Zhu, Gen Zou, Shuyi Chen, Yuanmeng Liu, Xinmei Zhang

“…The relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) feature and symptom remains unclear.Objective To evaluate the performance of MRI radiomics model for differentiating symptom heterogeneity of extrinsic adenomyosis, pain, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), infertility, and no symptom.Materials and methods This retrospective analysis included 405 patients with MRI-diagnosed extrinsic adenomyosis (January 2020-July 2022), randomly split 7:3 into training and test cohorts. …”
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P-62 SARCOPENIA AND PSOAS MUSCLE DENSITY ARE INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL OF LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS by CARLOS BENÍTEZ GAJRADO, Matías Hernández, Cecilia Besa

“…We used univariable and multivariable Cox proportional regression models to predict post-LT mortality Results and Discussion: 112 patients with cirrhosis were included in the analysis (58 ±10 years, 55% men). …”
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