Publications by authors named "Samantha Elias"
Article Synopsis
- The Simplified Comorbidity Index (SCI) is crucial for assessing non-relapse mortality (NRM) risk before allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), focusing on high-impact factors like age and specific health conditions.
- In a study of 327 patients with reduced-intensity conditioning, higher SCI scores correlated with increased 3-year NRM rates: scores of 0-1 had an 11% risk, while scores of 4 or more had a 27% risk.
- The SCI proved to be a strong predictor of NRM outcomes compared to other indices, demonstrating its effectiveness in this patient population.
Purpose: To develop a non-invasive MRI-based methodology to visually and quantitatively assess the impact of head and chest rotations on the airway caliber.
Methods: An MRI table set-up was developed for independent rotations of the head and chest along B field and tested for feasibility using phantom scans. The accuracy of the head and chest rotations was validated with ten volunteer scans.