Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Diffusion-weighted MRI in locally advanced rectal cancer : pathological response prediction after neo-adjuvant radiochemotherapy.
The aim of this study was to assess the predictive potential of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the selection of favorable pathological responders after radiochemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer. ⋯ Low preradiochemotherapy ADC values and high ΔADC correspond to pathological good response. Diffusion-weighted MRI may be used as an additional tool for selecting good treatment responders after radiochemotherapy.