CT texture analysis in colorectal liver metastases: A better way than size and volume measurements to assess response to chemotherapy?

United European Gastroenterology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 257-263

  Rao, Sheng Xiang ^a,b   Lambregts, Doenja M J ^a   Schnerr, Roald S ^a   Beckers, Rianne C J ^a   Maas, Monique ^a   Albarello, Fabrizio ^a,c   Riedl, Robert G ^a   Dejong, Cornelis H C ^a   Martens, Milou H ^a   Heijnen, Luc A ^a   Backes, Walter H ^a   Beets, Geerard L ^a,d   Zeng, Meng Su ^b   Beets Tan, Regina G H ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; CT texture; Liver metastases; Response assessment

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE PLUS OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; METASTASIS RESECTION; PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXTURE PARAMETERS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 85006224670     PISSN: 20506406     EISSN: 20506414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050640615601603     Document Type: Article

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