Diffusion-weighted MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in assessing the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract Background Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery is a currently widely used strategy for locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC). However, the conventional imaging methods have certain deficiencies in the evaluation and prediction of the efficacy of nCRT. This study aimed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01852-z |