Accuracy and Clinical Impact of Persistent Disease Diagnosed on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Accuracy of Pelvic Nodal Assessment on Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus in the 6-Month Interval Post Chemoradiotherapy
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the 6-month interval post chemoradiation therapy (CRT) in determining persistent disease and whether persistent diffusion restriction on DWI at 6 months is associated with overall survival; and secondarily, to investigate the accuracy of pelvic lymph node assessment on T2-weighted imaging and DWI in the 6-month interval post CRT, in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Maria Clara Fernandes, Charlotte Charbel, Paul B. Romesser, Burcin Agridag Ucpinar, Maria El Homsi, Onur Yildirim, James L. Fuqua, Lee A. Rodriguez, Junting Zheng, Marinela Capanu, Marc J. Gollub, Natally Horvat Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research
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