Strain elastography imaging for early detection and prediction of tumor response to concurrent chemo-radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: feasibility study

Abstract Background To investigate the feasibility of strain elastography imaging in early detecting and predicting treatment response in patients receiving concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) for locally advanced cervical cancer. Methods Between January 2015 and June 2016, 47 patients with locally...

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Main Authors: Yan Xu, Lijing Zhu, Baorui Liu, Tong Ru, Huanhuan Wang, Jian He, Song Liu, Xiaofeng Yang, Zhengyang Zhou, Tian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3411-5