Apparent diffusion coefficient for the prediction of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer

Abstract Background Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer generally have different response rates to preoperative neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy. This study investigated the value of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) as a predictor to forecast the response to neoadjuvant chemo-radiothe...

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Main Authors: Mengjing Zhao, Lihao Zhao, Han Yang, Yuxia Duan, Gang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01738-6