Whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI for operability assessment in patients with colorectal cancer and peritoneal metastases
Abstract Background Correct staging of patients with colorectal cancer is of utmost importance for the prediction of operability. Although computed tomography (CT) has a good overall performance, estimation of peritoneal cancer spread is a known weakness, a problem that cannot always be overcome by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Cancer Imaging |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-018-0187-z |