Background When developing a clinical prediction model, assuming a linear relationship
between the continuous predictors and outcome is not recommended. Incorrect specification …

Identifying the cause of pleural effusion is challenging for pulmonologists. Imaging, biopsy,
microbiology and biochemical analyses are routinely used for diagnosing pleural effusion …

Background Pleural effusion (PE) can be divided into benign pleural effusion (BPE) and
malignant pleural effusion (MPE). There is no consensus on the identification of lung cancer …

Objective To determine the preoperative clinicoradiological factors to predict microvascular
invasion (MVI) in patients with resectable multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma (mHCC) …

Background To evaluate the diagnostic value of combinations of tumor markers
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen (CA) 125, CA153, and CA19-9 in …

Purpose Recurrent retinal detachment (re-RD) is one of the complications in
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients who underwent surgical treatment. We …

Introduction This study aimed to construct artificial intelligence models based on thoracic CT
images to perform segmentation and classification of benign pleural effusion (BPE) and …

Objectives. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion (PE) is a common but major
challenge in clinical practice. This study aimed to establish a strategy based on a PE‐cell …

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is one of the most prevalent causes of chronic low
back pain. The role of m6A methylation modification in disc degeneration (IVDD) remains …

Background The diagnostic value of clinical and laboratory features to differentiate between
malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and benign pleural effusion (BPE) has not yet been …