Diffusion weighted imaging in patients with rectal cancer: Comparison between Gaussian and non-Gaussian models.

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of four diffusion models, including mono and bi-exponential both Gaussian and non-Gaussian models, in diffusion weighted imaging of rectal cancer.Nineteen patients with rectal adenocarcinoma underwent MRI examination of the rectum before chemo...

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Main Authors: Georgios C Manikis, Kostas Marias, Doenja M J Lambregts, Katerina Nikiforaki, Miriam M van Heeswijk, Frans C H Bakers, Regina G H Beets-Tan, Nikolaos Papanikolaou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5593499?pdf=render