Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for early detection of tumor histopathologic downstaging in rectal carcinoma after chemotherapy and radiation therapy

Radiology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 671-672

  Prasad, D S ^a   Scott, N ^a   Hyland, R ^a   Guthrie, J A ^b   Tolan, D J M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955124926     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.100471     Document Type: Letter

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