Intra-scanner repeatability of quantitative imaging features in a 3D printed semi-anthropomorphic CT phantom.

Objectives: Radiomics has shown to provide novel diagnostic and predictive disease information based on quantitative image features in study settings. However, limited data yielded contradictory results and important questions regarding the validity of the methods remain to be answered. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how clinical imaging techniques affect the stability of radiomics features by using 3D printed anthropomorphic CT phantom to test for repeatability and reproducibility of quantitative parameters.

Split-bolus vs. multiphasic contrast bolus protocol in patients with pancreatic cancer or cholangiocarcinoma.

Purpose: To investigate the image quality, diagnostic accuracy, and dose reduction potential of a split-bolus protocol(SBP) compared with a multiphasic protocol(MPP) in the detection of recurrent or progressive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC) or cholangiocarcinoma(CC) using contrast- enhanced computed tomography(CECT).

Materials And Methods: This prospective study included 56 patients who underwent CECT, 28 with our institutional standard MPP(100 ml contrast bolus) and 28 with a novel SBP(110 ml). Radiation exposure was determined in terms of total dose- length product(DLP) and computed tomography dose index(CTDI).

Specific targeting of neurotoxic side effects and pharmacological profile of the novel cancer stem cell drug salinomycin in mice.

Unlabelled: Salinomycin is a polyether antibiotic which effectively eliminates a variety of cancer stem cells and chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells in vitro and in vivo. One important caveat for its clinical application is the paucity of preclinical pharmacological and safety data. In the present study, we thus aimed to elucidate pharmacokinetic properties of salinomycin and to assess the side effect profile of chronic treatment with this compound in C57Bl/6 mice.