Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (q-MRI) for the assessment of soft-tissue sarcoma treatment response: a narrative case review of technique development

Soft-tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous class of tumors that exhibit varying degrees of cellularity and cystic degeneration in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This creates unique challenges in the radiographic assessment of treatment response when relying on conventional markers such as tumor diameter (RECIST criteria). In this case series, we provide a narrative discussion of technique development for whole tumor volume quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (q-MRI), highlighting cases from a small pilot study of 8 patients (9 tumors) pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Source: Clinical Imaging - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Musculoskeletal and Emergency Imaging Source Type: research