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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Main Authors: Xin Xu, Zhi-Yong Sun, Hua-Wei Wu, Chen-Peng Zhang, Bin Hu, Ling Rong, Hai-Yan Chen, Hua-Ying Xie, Yu-Ming Wang, Hai-Ping Lin, Yong-Rui Bai, Qing Ye, Xiu-Mei Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01852-z

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