Whole-lesion apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis: significance in T and N staging of gastric cancers

Abstract Background Whole-lesion apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis has been introduced and proved effective in assessment of multiple tumors. However, the application of whole-volume ADC histogram analysis in gastrointestinal tumors has just started and never been reported in T...

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Main Authors: Song Liu, Yujuan Zhang, Ling Chen, Wenxian Guan, Yue Guan, Yun Ge, Jian He, Zhengyang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3622-9