EUS-guided fiducial marker placement for radiotherapy in rectal cancer: feasibility of two placement strategies and four fiducial types

Conclusions Placement of fiducials in rectal cancer patients is feasible, however, retention rates for intratumoral fiducials were lower (55 %) than for mesorectal fiducials (90 %). [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - October 21, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Rigter, Lisanne S. Rijkmans, Eva C. Inderson, Akin van den Ende, Roy P.J. Kerkhof, Ellen M. Ketelaars, Martijn van Dieren, Jolanda Veenendaal, Roeland A. van Triest, Baukelien Marijnen, Corrie A.M. van der Heide, Uulke A. van Leerdam, Monique E. Tags: Original article Source Type: research