Publications by authors named "V Plodeck"
The aim of this study was to compare the technique of navigation-assisted biopsy based on fused PET and MRI datasets to CT-guided biopsies in terms of the duration of the procedure, radiation dose, complication rate, and accuracy of the biopsy, particularly in anatomically complex regions. Between 2019 and 2022, retrospectively collected data included all navigated biopsies and CT-guided biopsies of suspected primary bone tumors or solitary metastases. Navigation was based on preoperative CT, PET-CT/-MRI, and MRI datasets, and tumor biopsies were performed using intraoperative 3D imaging combined with a navigation system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Microvascular invasion is a major histopathological risk factor of postoperative recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. This study aimed to develop and validate a digital biopsy model using imaging features to predict microvascular invasion before hepatectomy.
Methods: A total of 217 consecutive patients who underwent hepatectomy for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma were enrolled at two tertiary-care reference centers.
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- Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is a rare condition, and this study aimed to analyze its clinical presentation, treatment approaches, and outcomes in type B cases over a nine-year period.
- The study included 35 patients, primarily presenting with back pain, and compared the effectiveness of conservative treatment to endovascular approaches (TEVAR), finding both methods led to a reduction in hematoma thickness.
- Results indicate a generally favorable prognosis for IMH patients, although those with ulcer-like projections (ULPs) required more attention due to increased risks of complications and poorer remodeling outcomes.
Importance: Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) due to postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a life-threatening complication after pancreatoduodenectomy. However, there is no prediction tool for early identification of patients at high risk of late PPH.
Objective: To develop and validate a prediction model for PPH.
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of contrast timing, contrast volume, and contrast flow rate on the image quality of pulmonary arteries in computed tomography angiography (CTA) and to assess if bolus-tracking region of interest (ROI) positioning in the left atrium, which is used for triple-rule-out CTA, allows for sufficient depiction of the pulmonary arteries.
Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, data were collected for patients who underwent thoracic CTA during a specific period. Two groups of 121 patients each were created based on bolus-tracking ROI positioning in the main pulmonary artery or left atrium using propensity score matching.