Non-mono-exponential diffusion models for assessing early response of liver metastases to chemotherapy in colorectal Cancer

Abstract Background Preoperative chemotherapy is becoming standard therapy for liver metastasis from colorectal cancer, so early assessment of treatment response is crucial to make a reasonable therapeutic regimen and avoid overtreatment, especially for patients with severe side effects. The role of...

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Main Authors: Yang Zhou, Hong-Xia Zhang, Xiu-Shi Zhang, Yun-Feng Sun, Kuang-Bang He, Xi-Qiao Sang, Yue-Min Zhu, Zi-Xiang Kuai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-019-0228-2