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Open AccessDeep learning-based prediction of post-pancreaticoduodenectomy pancreatic fistula
Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a life-threatening complication with an unmet need for accurate prediction. This study was aimed to develop preoperative artificial intelligence-based prediction models. Pat...
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Association between visceral obesity and tumor recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma recipients undergoing liver transplantation
Excessive visceral obesity in recipients of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is associated with mortality, and a recent study reported the correlation between visceral adiposity of male LDLT recipient...
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Impact of Sarcopenia on Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Korea
Reduced body muscle mass is a poor prognostic factor for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia at diagnosis and its clinical significance in Korean patie...
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Open AccessThe effects of muscle mass and quality on mortality of patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy
This study examined the effects of muscle mass on mortality in patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy. It was conducted in eight medical centers between 2006 and 2021....
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Transient severe motion artifacts on gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI: risk factor analysis in 2230 patients
To determine risk factors for transient severe motion (TSM) artifact on arterial phase of gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI using a large cohort.
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of an ensemble artificial intelligence model for comprehensive imaging quality check to classify body parts and contrast enhancement
Despite the dramatic increase in the use of medical imaging in various therapeutic fields of clinical trials, the first step of image quality check (image QC), which aims to check whether images are uploaded a...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Automated segmentation of the fractured vertebrae on CT and its applicability in a radiomics model to predict fracture malignancy
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Open AccessAutomated segmentation of the fractured vertebrae on CT and its applicability in a radiomics model to predict fracture malignancy
Although CT radiomics has shown promising results in the evaluation of vertebral fractures, the need for manual segmentation of fractured vertebrae limited the routine clinical implementation of radiomics. The...
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Open AccessA reliable and robust method for the upper thigh muscle quantification on computed tomography: toward a quantitative biomarker for sarcopenia
We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the upper thigh level as a landmark to measure muscle area for sarcopenia assessment on computed tomography (CT).
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Final diagnosis and patient disposition following equivocal results on 2-mSv CT vs. conventional-dose CT in adolescents and young adults with suspected appendicitis: a post hoc analysis of large pragmatic randomized trial data
To compare 2-mSv CT and conventional-dose CT (CDCT, typically 7–8 mSv) regarding final diagnosis and patient disposition following equivocal CT results in adolescents and young adults with suspected appendicitis.
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Open AccessDevelopment of a fully automatic deep learning system for L3 selection and body composition assessment on computed tomography
As sarcopenia research has been gaining emphasis, the need for quantification of abdominal muscle on computed tomography (CT) is increasing. Thus, a fully automated system to select L3 slice and segment muscle...
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Open AccessThe role of muscle depletion and visceral adiposity in HCC patients aged 65 and over undergoing TACE
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been increasing among the elderly populations. Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE), a widely used first-line non-curative therapy for HCCs is an issue in...
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Intermuscular fat density as a novel prognostic factor in breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy
Body composition, including sarcopenia and fat parameters, has received much attention as a prognostic factor in breast cancer.
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Open AccessPancreatic cancer induces muscle wasting by promoting the release of pancreatic adenocarcinoma upregulated factor
Cancer cachexia is a highly debilitating condition characterized by weight loss and muscle wasting that contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of pancreatic cancer. The factors that induce ca...
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Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 2-mSv CT vs. conventional-dose CT in adolescents and young adults with suspected appendicitis: post hoc subgroup analysis of the LOCAT data
To test whether the difference in sensitivity or specificity between 2-mSv CT and conventional-dose CT (CDCT) for the diagnosis of appendicitis differs across subgroups of adolescents and young adults with sus...
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Open AccessDevelopment of an algorithm to automatically compress a CT image to visually lossless threshold
To develop an algorithm to predict the visually lossless thresholds (VLTs) of CT images solely using the original images by exploiting the image features and DICOM header information for JPEG2000 compression a...
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Open AccessComparison of strain and shear wave elastography for qualitative and quantitative assessment of breast masses in the same population
We investigated addition of strain and shear wave elastography to conventional ultrasonography for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of breast masses; cut-off points were determined for strain ratio,...
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Comparison of filtered back projection and iterative reconstruction in diagnosing appendicitis at 2-mSv CT
To compare radiologists’ diagnostic performance and confidence, and subjective image quality between filtered back projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (IR) at 2-mSv appendiceal CT.
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The radiologic technologists’ health study in South Korea: study design and baseline results
To describe the study design, methods, and baseline results of a prospective cohort of radiologic technologists which we have initiated in South Korea.
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A Speculative Parallel DFA Membership Test for Multicore, SIMD and Cloud Computing Environments
We present techniques to parallelize membership tests for Deterministic Finite Automata (DFAs). Our method searches arbitrary regular expressions by matching multiple bytes in parallel using speculation. We pa...
