Value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in assessing response of neoadjuvant chemo and radiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer
Background: Rectal cancer is one of the most common tumors in industrialized countries and one of the most common malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. MR imaging has become the most accurate technique in local staging of rectal cancer; this is due to advances in terms of imaging equipment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2015-09-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X15000625 |