Monitoring of tumor microcirculation during fractionated radiation therapy in patients with rectal carcinoma: Preliminary results and implications for therapy

Radiology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 385-391

  De Vries, A ^a   Griebel, J ^a   Kremser, C ^a   Judmaier, W ^a   Gneiting, T ^a   Debbage, P ^a   Kremser, T ^a   Pfeiffer, K P ^a   Buchberger, W ^a   Lukas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), contrast enhancement; Magnetic resonance (MR), inversion recovery; Magnetic resonance (MR), perfusion study; Pelvic organs, MR; Pelvic organs, therapeutic radiology; Rectum, neoplasms; Rectum, therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0033745116     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.217.2.r00nv02385     Document Type: Article

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