The role of MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging in restaging rectal cancers after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
SA JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.20, no.1, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.4102/sajr.v20i1.967
- Journal Name: SA JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: It is challenging to restage rectal cancer at MRI, in patients who have had neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Objective: To investigate the accuracy of MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the restaging of rectal cancer.