Scherwin Mahmoudi, Leon D Gruenewald, Katrin Eichler, Friederike C Althoff, Simon S Martin, Simon Bernatz, Christian Booz, Ibrahim Yel, Maximilian N Kinzler, Nicole Suarez Ziegengeist, Katerina Torgashov, Hanin Mohammed, Tobias Geyer, Jan-Erik Scholtz, Renate M Hammerstingl, Christophe Weber, Stefan E Hardt, Christof M Sommer, Tatjana Gruber-Rouh, David M Leistner, Thomas J Vogl, Vitali Koch
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the diagnostic value of radiomics features and dual-source dual-energy CT (DECT) based material decomposition in differentiating low-risk thymomas, high-risk thymomas, and thymic carcinomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 32 patients (16 males, mean age 66 ± 14 years) with pathologically confirmed thymic masses who underwent contrast-enhanced DECT between 10/2014 and 01/2023. Two experienced readers evaluated all patients regarding conventional radiomics features, as well as DECT-based features, including attenuation (HU), iodine density (mg/mL), and fat fraction (%)...
April 25, 2023: Academic Radiology