Publications by authors named "Nicole Suarez Ziegengeist"
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on using radiomic features and dual-source dual-energy CT (DECT) parameters to distinguish between benign and malignant mediastinal masses and predict patient outcomes.
- It analyzed data from 90 patients with confirmed mediastinal masses, demonstrating significant differences in DECT parameters and radiomic features between benign and malignant cases.
- The findings indicated high accuracy in differentiating between the two types of masses and showed that a combination of these imaging techniques could effectively predict patient mortality risk over a follow-up period.
Rationale And Objectives: To investigate the diagnostic value of radiomics features and dual-source dual-energy CT (DECT) based material decomposition in differentiating low-risk thymomas, high-risk thymomas, and thymic carcinomas.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 32 patients (16 males, mean age 66 ± 14 years) with pathologically confirmed thymic masses who underwent contrast-enhanced DECT between 10/2014 and 01/2023. Two experienced readers evaluated all patients regarding conventional radiomics features, as well as DECT-based features, including attenuation (HU), iodine density (mg/mL), and fat fraction (%).