Value of volumetric and textural analysis in predicting the treatment response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

ConclusionsAlthough there were points where textural features were found to be significant, multivariate analysis revealed no diagnostic superiority over MTV in predicting treatment response.  In this study, it was thought higher MTV value and metastatic lymph nodes in PET/CT images could be a predictor of low treatment response in patients with LARC.
Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research