Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Abstract
Purpose: To analyze diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) for treatment response assessment in locally advanced
rectal cancer (LARC).
Patients and methods: Patients with histologically proven rectal adenocarcinoma, stage IIeIII disease, were enrolled and underwent surgery
following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). All patients were referred for a DW-MRI protocol on a 3 Tesla MR-system, consisting