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nvasiveness of bladder cancer. • DCE should be carefully interpreted by less experienced readers due to inflammatory changes representing a potential pitfall.
• The contrast-free MRI protocol shows a comparable accuracy to the standard multiparametric MRI protocol in the bladder cancer muscle-invasiveness assessment. • VI-RADS classification helps non-expert radiologists to assess the muscle-invasiveness of bladder cancer. • DCE should be carefully interpreted by less experienced readers due to inflammatory changes representing a potential pitfall.
To evaluate the postoperative prognostic value of the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) category on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT in patients with primary liver carcinomas (PLCs).

A total of 189 patients with chronic liver disease and surgically proven single PLC (42 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas and 21 combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinomas and 126 hepatocellular carcinomas [21 matching to non-HCC malignancies]) were retrospectively evaluated with gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI and PET-CT. Two independent reviewers assigned an LI-RADS category for each observation. The tumor-to-liver standardized uptake value ratio (TLR) was calculated. The overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and the associated factors were evaluated.

In multivariable analysis, LI-RADS category (LR-4 or LR-5 [LR-4/5] vs. LR-M; OS, hazard ratio [HR] 2.24, p = 0.006; RFS, HR 1.61, p = 0.028) and TLR (low, < 2.3 vs. high, ≥ 2.3; OS, HR 2.09, p = 0.014; RFS, HR 2.17ssified as LR-4/5, the OS and RFS rates were not significantly different between the high TLR and low TLR groups (both p > 0.05).
 0.05).
To investigate the predictive value of static O-(2-
F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine positron emission tomography (
F-FET PET) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) for glioma grading and determining isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation and 1p/19q codeletion status.

Fifty-two patients with newly diagnosed gliomas who underwent simultaneous
F-FET PET and dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI) examinations on hybrid PET/MR were retrospectively enrolled. The mean and max tumor-to-brain ratio (TBR) and normalized CBV (nCBV) were calculated based on whole tumor volume segmentations with reference to PET/MR images. The predictive efficacy of FET PET and CBV in glioma according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve analyses with the area under the curve (AUC).

TBRmean, TBRmax, nCBVmean, and nCBVmax differed between low- and high-grade gliomas, with the highest AUC of nCBVmean (0.920). TBRmax and nCBVmean showeon oligodendrogliomas from IDH-wildtype glioblastomas or IDH-mutated astrocytomas.
Assessing the advantage of x-ray dark-field contrast over x-ray transmission contrast in radiography for the detection of developing radiation-induced lung damage in mice.

Two groups of female C57BL/6 mice (irradiated and control) were imaged obtaining both contrasts monthly for 28 weeks post irradiation. Six mice received 20 Gy of irradiation to the entire right lung sparing the left lung. The control group of six mice was not irradiated. A total of 88 radiographs of both contrasts were evaluated for both groups based on average values for two regions of interest, covering (irradiated) right lung and healthy left lung. The ratio of these average values, R, was distinguished between healthy and damaged lungs for both contrasts. The time-point when deviations of R from healthy lung exceeded 3σ was determined and compared among contrasts. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test was used to test against the null hypothesis that there is no difference between both groups. A selection of 32 radiographs was assessed by aphy instead of x-ray transmission radiography.
• Significant deviations from healthy lung due to irradiation were measured after 16 weeks with x-ray dark-field radiography (p = 0.004). • Significant deviations occur on average 10 weeks earlier for x-ray dark-field radiography in comparison to x-ray transmission radiography. • Sensitivity and specificity doubled when using x-ray dark-field radiography instead of x-ray transmission radiography.
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is acommon side effect of cancer treatment, particularly in breast cancer patients. Over the past decade, the multimodal management of breast cancer has undergone several changes, such as the establishment of postoperative hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) as anew standard protocol and the reduced use of chemotherapy. The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of these changes on quality of life (QoL) and CRF.

A total of 66patients was assessed for QoL and CRF using the FACIT‑F questionnaire. Patients were asked to complete the paper-based questionnaire before (TP1) and at the end of radiotherapy (TP2) as well as at follow-up (TP3). Subgroups were compared based on fractionation and previous application of chemotherapy.

For the entire cohort, no significant changes in the severity of fatigue were seen. Amild decrease of physical wellbeing (PWB) from TP1 to TP2 was observed (22.2 vs. 20.7, p = 0.007). Fatigue at TP1 was more severe in patients receiving chemotherapy before RT (37.9 vs. 30.5, p = 0.041). αConotoxinGI Only patients without preceding chemotherapy showed asignificant worsening of fatigue from TP1 to TP2 (37.9 vs 34.8, p = 0.005). The same is true for physical wellbeing (PWB), with adecrease from TP1 to TP2 in chemotherapy-naïve patients only (23.5 vs. 21.4, p = 0.002). Fractionation did not impact any of the investigated endpoints.

Patients undergoing postoperative RT for breast cancer constitute aheterogeneous patient population with varying risks of developing CRF influenced by previous treatments. Therefore, patient selection seems to be critical when interventional studies addressing CRF during radiotherapy are designed.
Patients undergoing postoperative RT for breast cancer constitute a heterogeneous patient population with varying risks of developing CRF influenced by previous treatments. Therefore, patient selection seems to be critical when interventional studies addressing CRF during radiotherapy are designed.
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