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Sarcopenia and myosteatosis are associated with survival in patients receiving immunotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
To investigate the association of sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and sarcopenic obesity with survival outcomes among patients who underwent immunotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Preoperative sarcopenia is associated with poor overall survival in pancreatic cancer patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy
To analyze the effect of preoperative body composition on survival in patients with pancreatic cancer following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).
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Validation of Indications for Surgery of European Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms
Which patients with pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) should undergo surgical intervention remains a controversial issue. The aim of this retrospective study was to validate the new E...
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Open AccessThe roles of lumbar load thresholds in cumulative lifting exposure to predict disk protrusion in an Asian population
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a specific threshold per lifting movement, the accumulation above which best predicts lumbar disk protrusion, exists or the total lifting load should be consi...
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Imaging biomarkers from multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging are associated with survival outcomes in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer
The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation of survival outcomes with imaging biomarkers from multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer (...
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Multiparametric PET/MR imaging biomarkers are associated with overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer
To correlate the overall survival (OS) with the imaging biomarkers of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gluc...
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Early perfusion changes within 1 week of systemic treatment measured by dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI may predict survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
To correlate early changes in the parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) within 1 week of systemic therapy with overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced hepatocellu...
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PET-MRI of the Pancreas and Kidneys
PET-MRI is a novel imaging modality which can non-invasively provide both morphological and functional information about benign and malignant lesions. In this article, recent updates in the applications of PET...
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PET/MRI in pancreatic and periampullary cancer: correlating diffusion-weighted imaging, MR spectroscopy and glucose metabolic activity with clinical stage and prognosis
To correlate the clinical stage and prognosis of pancreatic or periampullary cancer with the imaging biomarkers on diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and glucose metabolic activity der...
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Open AccessA pilot study to determine the timing and effect of bevacizumab on vascular normalization of metastatic brain tumors in breast cancer
To determine the appropriate time of concomitant chemotherapy administration after antiangiogenic treatment, we investigated the timing and effect of bevacizumab administration on vascular normalization of met...
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Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with Gd-EOB-DTPA for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis patients
To develop a non-invasive MRI method for evaluation of liver fibrosis, with histological analysis as the reference standard.
