August 16, 2011

Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Added Value of Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging for Predicting Tumor Clearance of the Mesorectal Fascia after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

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Abstract

Adding DW imaging to T2-weighted imaging can improve the prediction of tumor clearance in the MRF after neoadjuvant CRT compared with T2-weighted imaging alone in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

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