Study protocol: multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging for therapeutic response prediction in rectal cancer

Study protocol: multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging for therapeutic response prediction in rectal cancer

Abstract Background Response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) of rectal cancer is variable. Accurate imaging for prediction and early assessment of response would enable appropriate stratification of management to reduce treatment morbidity and improve therapeutic outcomes. Use of either diffu...

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Main Authors: Trang Thanh Pham, Gary Liney, Karen Wong, Robba Rai, Mark Lee, Daniel Moses, Christopher Henderson, Michael Lin, Joo-Shik Shin, Michael Bernard Barton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
MRI
Rectal cancer
Radiotherapy
Response
Chemoradiotherapy
Diffusion weighted imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3449-4

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