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The dataset was randomly split into a training set (75%) and an independent test set (25%) to test hyperparameter. To enhance reliability, five-fold cross-validation was also applied during the training phase. Key MRI features and inflammatory markers, including relative apparent diffusion coefficient (rADC), monocyte count, lymphocyte-to-CRP ratio (LCR) and hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet index (HALP), were extracted and used as inputs for multiple machine learning classifiers. 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