Can Pretreatment MRI and Planning CT Radiomics Improve Prediction of Complete Pathological Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Treatment?
Jeba Karunya RamireddyA SathyaBalu Krishna SasidharanAmal Joseph VargheseArvind SathyamurthyNeenu Oliver JohnAnuradha ChandramohanAshish SinghAnjana JoelRohin MittalDipti MasihKripa VargheseGrace RebekahThomas Samuel RamHannah Mary T ThomasPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2024)
Merging clinical and baseline T2W-MR radiomics enhances predicting pathological response in rectal cancer. Validation in larger cohorts is warranted, especially for watch and wait strategies.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- contrast enhanced
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- phase ii study
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell carcinoma
- diffusion weighted imaging
- radiation therapy
- lymph node metastasis
- dual energy
- lymph node
- combination therapy
- positron emission tomography