Publications by authors named "Seobum Cho"
Purpose: To examine the diagnostic performance for the longitudinal extent of extrahepatic bile duct (EHD) cancer on computed tomography (CT) after biliary drainage (BD) and investigate the appropriate timing of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent curative-intent surgery for EHD cancer and CT pre- and post-BD between November 2005 and June 2021. The biliary segment-wise longitudinal tumor extent was evaluated according to the 2019 Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology consensus recommendations, with pre-BD CT, post-BD CT, and both pre- and post-BD CT.
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- - This study assessed the effectiveness of fusion imaging compared to conventional ultrasound (US) for monitoring hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), using a cohort of patients who underwent both imaging techniques within the last year.
- - Results showed significant differences in ultrasound visualization scores between the two methods; conventional US had 54.3% rated as B and 16.2% as C, while fusion imaging scored 51.4% as B and 30.5% as C, indicating better performance with fusion imaging.
- - The analysis identified male sex as a factor linked to lower visualization scores, with the main reason for missed lesions being a limited sonic window, suggesting that fusion imaging provides a more accurate assessment in HCC surveillance.
Inflammasomes are a multi-protein platform forming a part of the innate immune system. Inflammasomes are at standby status and can be activated when needed. Inflammasome activation is an important mechanism for the production of active interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18, which have important roles to instruct adaptive immunity.
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