Combining the radiomic features and traditional parameters of 18 F-FDG PET with clinical profiles to improve prognostic stratification in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery

ConclusionsThe18F-FDG PET-derived radiomic parameter is useful for predicting the surgical pathological response in patients with esophageal SqCC treated with the tri-modality method. Using a combination of traditional and radiomic PET parameters with clinical profiles enables better stratification of patients into subgroups with various survival rates.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12149-019-01380-7

Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine - June 18, 2019 Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research