Publications by authors named "M E Girton"

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  • There is limited knowledge about the risk of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in high-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (HGBL NOS), prompting a study that assessed baseline CNS involvement, recurrence rates, and management strategies in patients treated from 2016 to 2021.
  • In the study of 160 adults, 7% exhibited baseline CNS involvement, which was linked to MYC rearrangement and certain sites of involvement, but did not significantly impact overall survival outcomes compared to those without CNS involvement.
  • The risk of CNS recurrence within three years was found to be 11%, with patients showing initial CNS involvement facing a much higher risk (48.5%), while various other factors such as blood involvement and
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Background: The integration of ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, into healthcare has sparked significant interest due to its potential to enhance patient care and medical education. With the increasing trend of patients accessing laboratory results online, there is a pressing need to evaluate the effectiveness of ChatGPT in providing accurate laboratory medicine information. Our study evaluates ChatGPT's effectiveness in addressing patient questions in this area, comparing its performance with that of medical professionals on social media.

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