Application of Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging and Histogram Analysis for Assessing Preoperative Stages of Rectal Cancer.

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2018)

DKI parameters and histogram metrics are rather valuable in assessing the preoperative stages of rectal cancer; D-10th percentile exhibits the highest diagnostic efficiency.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
diffusion weighted imaging
locally advanced
patients undergoing
contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance imaging