Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in locally advanced rectal cancer. role of perfusion parameters in the assessment of response to treatment
PURPOSE:
To correlate dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) parameters to tumor grading and to assess their reliability in predicting pathological complete response (pCR) before neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC).